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Patrick McKenzie's Most Popular Postings
"I’ve written for 16 years, 571 essays, and 2.9 million words and counting. You can read a quick intro or my best work, which I curate below." – Patrick McKenzie
Instrumentally probably the most useful thing I have ever written. Salary negotiation advice, originally written for engineers in a good market but I’m told broadly applicable. According to reports from people this is responsible for ~$9 million a year in marginal improvement to compensation. Personal favorite.
Career advice for engineers, but widely applicable, or so I’m told. Personal favorite.
My (very personal) take on Japan’s response to disaster management after the Touhoku earthquake in 2011. Got covered in the NYT, Australian ABC, BBC, etc.
I identified a common class of bugs in the design of applications. This spawned something of a genre.
Time management and productivity tips. Personal favorite. See also about using metrics for personal productivity.
Personal favorite.
It was a learning experience… a very expensive learning experience.
Personal favorite, and probably my best “high level” take on SEO strategy for businesses which are not mine. See also follow-up discussion.
Personal favorite.