To get something done, be everywhere all the time and persist...

https://josvisser.substack.com/p/taylor-swift-and-the-value-of-time

Seniority is not a job description, it is a mindset you take to every task you engage with...

https://josvisser.substack.com/p/short-seniority-is-a-mindset

Math is everywhere, but rarely used...

https://josvisser.substack.com/p/math-and-you

Not that I know, but here are some thoughts...

https://josvisser.substack.com/p/how-to-become-a-tl-101

In 2026, I will again spend a lot of time explaining to people that things that sound really simple are actually quite complicated and that two things that look alike are in fact quite different.

https://josvisser.substack.com/p/welcome-to-the-problem-fractal

Note: This is the 12/24/2025 episode which I apparently forgot to publish on the date itself :-)

Full article: https://josvisser.substack.com/p/parameters-for-success

I used to think not nice was cool. How wrong I was!

Full article: https://josvisser.substack.com/p/the-gift-of-nice

Perhaps the hallmark of a good engineer is not that they always write good software, but that they can get bad software working and out of the door in time when the situation requires it.

Hot take: You might be doing SRE all wrong!

https://josvisser.substack.com/p/misinterpreting-sre

Everyone is stressed...

https://josvisser.substack.com/p/stress