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Show HN: A unique twist on Tetris and block puzzle

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1•lastodyssey•3m ago•0 comments

The logs I never read

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1•nojito•4m ago•0 comments

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Ask HN: How much of your token use is fixing the bugs Claude Code causes?

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Hello

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Ask HN: How to manage work as the sole individual contributor?

2•dominicq•4mo ago
I was hired as the sole IC for my company's docs. The workload is enormous; there are several products, each with specificities, different platforms, libraries, APIs, just a lot of stuff.

On the upside, I have free reign and can make decisions and implement them as I see fit. I was also tasked with setting the overall direction and strategy. So not just to do X, but to figure out which X needs doing and then do that X.

It all seems overwhelming at times, and I was wondering if anyone has ever been in the same boat: a lot of freedom, little direction, and a mountain of backlog. How to cope?

Comments

davydm•4mo ago
I suggest an open kanban approach:

We use Trello, but any simple cards-and-lanes service would suffice. You need at least 4 columns:

Backlog, blocked, in progress, done

You add cards to backlog, and self-prioritise. You provide access to the board to someone who has the say in your company, so they can reorder and comment and so on. You periodically review the order - perhaps something you just did makes it easier to accomplish one of the other cards, say. You always just pick the card off the top, put it in "in progress" and work on that. If you're pulled off because something else is of higher priority or you're waiting on some other person or process, move the card to "blocked", add a comment as to why. Pick the next off of "backlog" or "blocked" (if you can) to go into "in progress". When you're done with a task, move the card to "done". Perhaps set up auto-aexhive so that cards older than, say, 3 months in "done" are archived (still available, but not cluttering the board).

Sorry if I'm just explaining what you already know or do. This is just what I'd recommend for "eating the elephant": organise your bites and tuck in.

raviisoccupied•4mo ago
Honestly, I'd suggest a prioritsation matrix here.

Classify all the tasks with an impact / ease score from 0-5. Multiply the numbers together to understand the relative priority of each item.

It won't be perfect but it will a good place to start.

You also do this at a product level instead, and invest all your time onto one product to begin with. This might reduce your switching costs working between projects/products.