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Are you head or stomach?

Is intuition a divine revelation, an energetic message from beyond, does it come "from our gut," or is it "in our urine"? As an engineer, I prefer the following explanation: Intuition is the result of a highly complex, interconnected logic that runs through billions of processes over a lifetime...

Paths to a flash of inspiration

Why do we often rack our brains for hours on end, unsuccessfully trying to solve complex problems, only to be surprised by a flash of inspiration at a completely unexpected moment? Does this sound familiar? You spend hours racking your brain searching for the missing piece...

Survival in the software wilderness

Competition is fierce and the complexity of tasks is increasing. We are reaching our limits more and more often. One of the reasons for this is the tendency towards individualistic approaches in software development. Yet we could draw on tremendous skills that even ensured the survival of cavemen...

Appropriate treatment of software developers

If I were an orthopedic surgeon, I'd specialize in software developers. I'm sure that profession would offer me a good living. Thanks to the wonders of electronics, people are starting to bend their spines earlier and earlier. Gameboy gaming, SMS hacking, and...

Wonder beyond logic

Inheritances are a wonderful thing, at least most of the time. We software developers utilize a truly extraordinary inheritance for our work: the brain. Modern neurology and psychology continually provide new insights into why our minds function so ingeniously, but also...

What makes a good project manager

Looking in the Mirror: What qualities and skills does the perfect leader possess? I explore this question in depth, examining the human side of project success. Who is a leader? In the Middle Ages, this question didn't arise, as the status of...

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