Dan Grayson
@dangrayson.bsky.social
Engineering leader and mentor. Let’s figure out how we can all work smarter together. There’s so much cool stuff to build.
Diagrams foster common mental models and build the foundations for more potent discussions. They save time and empower your people. Are you using them enough? Maybe not.
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The Diagram Manifesto
Why pictures speak more clearly than words, and when you should use pictures to convey ideas
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June 19, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Diagrams foster common mental models and build the foundations for more potent discussions. They save time and empower your people. Are you using them enough? Maybe not.
open.substack.com/pub/betteren...
open.substack.com/pub/betteren...
A continuous learning mindset is the single biggest factor in long term success. In this short post, I write about the simple cycle of continuous learning, and why you need mistakes in order to do your best. open.substack.com/pub/betteren...
The One Skill that Overtakes All Others
A continuous learning mindset, and the discipline to follow it, will serve you well.
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February 20, 2025 at 3:31 PM
A continuous learning mindset is the single biggest factor in long term success. In this short post, I write about the simple cycle of continuous learning, and why you need mistakes in order to do your best. open.substack.com/pub/betteren...
Obsession is the mother of mastery. If you want the quick and easy way to become really great at something, you have to become obsessed with it.
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Obsession is the Mother of Mastery
Over the course of my life so far, I’ve gotten pretty good at a decent number of things.
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January 19, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Obsession is the mother of mastery. If you want the quick and easy way to become really great at something, you have to become obsessed with it.
Read more: betterengineeringmanager.substack.com/p/obsession-...
Read more: betterengineeringmanager.substack.com/p/obsession-...