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Six hours. I had planned to spend thirty minutes on a proof-of-concept. Engineers overrun estimates all the time. But this wasn’t a planning failure, it was something I’d spent my whole adult life recognizing too late: hyperfocus. The kind where time doesn’t slow down, it simply stops existing. My coffee went cold. I missed lunch. I blew past my 6pm hard stop with more working code than I’d shipped in the previous three days combined. ...

A new chapter in my professional journey As the flowers bloom and the world awakens to the bright colors of spring, a season of renewal and growth, I find myself making a significant transition in my professional journey. (Too cheesy? I know, but bear with me.) This year, I find myself absent from the familiar buzz of KubeCon, a place of learning and connection that I hold dear. Instead, I’m on a different kind of duty — one that involves embracing new roles and responsibilities in life. ...