<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:series="http://unfoldingneurons.com/" ><channel><title>BrandonSavage.net &#187; Personal Management</title> <atom:link href="http://www.brandonsavage.net/category/personal-management/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.brandonsavage.net</link> <description>The personal blog of Brandon Savage. 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We spend hours investing in version control, bug tracking, specification design, and process. But what about our own personal projects, that we do either for money or for fun? Too often, it seems like [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.brandonsavage.net/why-tracking-bugs-in-personal-projects-matters/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>11</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Looking For A PHP Development Job</title><link>http://www.brandonsavage.net/moving-on-sooner-than-expected/</link> <comments>http://www.brandonsavage.net/moving-on-sooner-than-expected/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 05:00:47 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Brandon Savage</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Personal Management]]></category> <category><![CDATA[moving on]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.brandonsavage.net/?p=870</guid> <description><![CDATA[I went in to work yesterday morning to find out the sad news that the contract I had been hired to work on had been canceled last week. The company tried to find work for me, but was unable to do so. I am now another casualty of the struggling economy. It&#8217;s a shame, but [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.brandonsavage.net/moving-on-sooner-than-expected/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>7</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Taking Some Time Off</title><link>http://www.brandonsavage.net/taking-some-time-off/</link> <comments>http://www.brandonsavage.net/taking-some-time-off/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 14:00:10 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Brandon Savage</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Personal Management]]></category> <category><![CDATA[sabbatical]]></category> <category><![CDATA[vacation]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.brandonsavage.net/?p=785</guid> <description><![CDATA[Tomorrow morning, I head off for a weeklong trip to New England. This long-awaited vacation is something that has been in the works for a while. Last year, I wrote about the importance of taking time. It is important for people to refresh themselves, and to enjoy some time away from their work to redefine [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.brandonsavage.net/taking-some-time-off/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>What Matters Most (Job Hunt Advice)</title><link>http://www.brandonsavage.net/what-matters-most-job-hunt-advice/</link> <comments>http://www.brandonsavage.net/what-matters-most-job-hunt-advice/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2009 04:00:57 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Brandon Savage</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Personal Management]]></category> <category><![CDATA[application]]></category> <category><![CDATA[cover letter]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Employment]]></category> <category><![CDATA[job]]></category> <category><![CDATA[resume]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.brandonsavage.net/?p=304</guid> <description><![CDATA[Recently I&#8217;ve had the opportunity to review a number of resumes and cover letters, both through my professional endeavors and because of inadvertent posts to the DC PHP list from people replying to job postings. One thing that strikes me as odd is the number of people who send cover letters riddled with errors. For [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.brandonsavage.net/what-matters-most-job-hunt-advice/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>8</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Looking Back: Learning From Old Code</title><link>http://www.brandonsavage.net/looking-back-learning-from-old-code/</link> <comments>http://www.brandonsavage.net/looking-back-learning-from-old-code/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2009 04:30:52 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Brandon Savage</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Friday Inspirations]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Personal Management]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Web Architecture]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Code Reviews]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Code Samples]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Learning]]></category> <category><![CDATA[PHP]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.brandonsavage.net/?p=293</guid> <description><![CDATA[In 2007 I wrote a blogging program from scratch. I was really proud of it, too. It was all my own invention, with a little help that I got from a Facebook developer I knew, and I worked really hard on it. 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To those who feel slighted, I&#8217;m sorry that you feel that way. Let me explain why and how I follow people. As of this writing, I have 166 followers and 95 96 people that I follow daily. [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.brandonsavage.net/to-those-i-dont-follow-unfollow-or-otherwise-feel-slighted-on-twitter/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>7</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Balancing Work And Life</title><link>http://www.brandonsavage.net/balancing-work-and-life/</link> <comments>http://www.brandonsavage.net/balancing-work-and-life/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2009 05:30:00 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Brandon Savage</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Friday Inspirations]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Personal Management]]></category> <category><![CDATA[relaxation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[time management]]></category> <category><![CDATA[work-life balance]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.brandonsavage.net/?p=245</guid> <description><![CDATA[Last year, I worked a lot. A lot. Between working full time (and sometimes overtime), and running a small business, I probably put in a good sixty or seventy hours a week. The money was nice and the projects were intriguing, that&#8217;s to be sure, but the workload was a bit too much. I learned [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.brandonsavage.net/balancing-work-and-life/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>11</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
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