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Nick Gracilla

Nick Gracilla

The Bear implements a French Brigade: how not to introduce change at work.

The Bear is a case study of a stressful, horrible work environment in an industry already known for its terrible work environment.

2 min readAug 23, 2022

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The Bear implements a French Brigade: how not to introduce change at work.

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Nick Gracilla

Launch in two weeks: thoughts on agile Minimum Marketable Features

A Minimum Marketable Feature is a small, self-contained feature that can be developed quickly, and delivers significant value to the user.

2 min readAug 20, 2022

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Launch in two weeks: thoughts on agile Minimum Marketable Features

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Nick Gracilla

Beginner’s mind and continuous improvement

Let go of shame, blame, and fear, while fostering curiosity and improvements the agile way.

2 min readAug 18, 2022

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Beginner’s mind and continuous improvement

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Find traction the agile way: get to done.

Finishing even a few things is far more valuable than starting a dozen things and having them all in progress.

2 min readAug 18, 2022

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Find traction the agile way: get to done.

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How a duck taught me agile adaptation beats long-term planning every time.

Everybody has a plan ’til they get punched in the mouth. — Mike Tyson

2 min readAug 15, 2022

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How a duck taught me agile adaptation beats long-term planning every time.

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Ditch anxiety and procrastination the agile way, with timeboxing

Timeboxing creates a sustainable rhythm of work, kills multitasking, fosters reflection, and gets you out of your head and into action.

2 min readAug 15, 2022

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Feeling burnt out? Unblock your creativity and innovation with agile.

Agile isn’t just for software developers: it can help anyone, even a team of one, to deliver meaningful work over time.

2 min readAug 14, 2022

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Feeling burnt out? Unblock your creativity and innovation with agile.

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Nick Gracilla

Master complicated subjects with spaced repetition

2 min readJun 14, 2022

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Master complicated subjects with spaced repetition

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Document Notion Databases With ER Models in Mermaid

Everyone’s favorite “no-code” tool, Notion, can get surprisingly complex. To understand a template, users have to click on relations…

2 min readJun 10, 2022

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Document Notion Databases With ER Models in Mermaid

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Yoda vs Eisenhower: frameworks to set priority on your overloaded task list

2 min readJun 7, 2022

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Yoda vs Eisenhower: frameworks to set priority on your overloaded task list

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Nick Gracilla

Nick Gracilla

Tech consultant thinking about everyday agile, ethical UX, and ongoing learning. Fitness • philosophy • language studies • travel

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