Archive - The Progress Collective

A modern-day Rorschach test

The Rorschach test—often called the "Rorschach inkblot test"—is a psychological assessment tool developed by Swiss psychiatrist Hermann Rorschach in…

Jan 27 •

Scott Schindler

August 2024

De-politicizing

It could be argued that the last month has been the most tumultuous in U.S.

Aug 5, 2024 •

Scott Schindler

September 2023

I’m learning about the concept of Reframes from reading Scott Adam’s new book, “Reframe the Brain.” Reframes are powerful phrases or one-liners that can…

Sep 24, 2023 •

Scott Schindler

August 2023

Why people overcomplicate things

Working in technology and startups, I see people, including myself, have the innate tendency to overcomplicate and overthink things.

Aug 30, 2023 •

Scott Schindler

July 2023

Aiming for consistency

I recently read Paul Graham’s essay “How to do great work.” It was an incredible essay that instilled a lot of valuable advice.

Jul 27, 2023 •

Scott Schindler

Thoughts on the Apple Vision Pro

Apple announced Vision Pro last month, and I’ve been thinking about its implications as both a developer interested in building on the platform and a…

Jul 18, 2023 •

Scott Schindler

May 2023

Taking action - Jeff Bezos Video

I recently watched a clip of Jeff Bezos talking about stress.

May 5, 2023 •

Scott Schindler

April 2023

Strategies for building in the AI space

If you use Twitter or are in the tech space, you’ve probably seen countless AI demos and prototypes using generative AI technologies like GPT-4.

Apr 14, 2023 •

Scott Schindler

March 2023

Building a SVB Q&A chatbot with Next.js and LangChain JS

In this tutorial, I will build a customized AI chatbot using Next.js (React) and LangChain JS.

Mar 15, 2023 •

Scott Schindler

Just Ask (Steve Jobs Video)

One of my favorite Steve Jobs clips on the internet is a two-minute clip on failure, where he talks about how valuable it is to ask people for help.

Mar 8, 2023 •

Scott Schindler

February 2023

The Implications of Software Abundance

There's an explosion of new tools and services that allow technical people to build software much faster and more efficiently and allow non-technical…

Feb 20, 2023 •

Scott Schindler

Focused and Simple Software

A common trend I've noticed in the software industry is great software products losing their focus and simplicity by adding more features resulting in…

Feb 9, 2023 •

Scott Schindler

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