Articles for category: Growth

4 hours ago

Greg Thomas

Take that Thinking Time

If you don’t take the time to think through a problem, to analyze what’s in front of you, to figure out your next steps. No one will. There is a time to do, and a time to think. When you know all the elements of the problem, that is definitely the time to do, but when you don’t – that’s the time to think. You can be quiet. You can be reserved. You can go into a cave. You can shut everything out. There is no harm in thinking through a problem and not responding immediately. That is where our

1 day ago

Greg Thomas

The Learning Rhythm

When you slip into the learning rhythm, it feels like time has stopped. You’re in the zone, and nothing is impossible. Instead of it being an arduous task, it’s the direction to your future career laid out right in front of you. It’s not easy getting into the rhythm, because it takes humbling and failing – more than we care to admit – but when it works, then we’re on fire, and the rhythm goes from being here and there to being a constant part of your life that everything leaps from.

5 days ago

Greg Thomas

Footwork and Repetition

If you want to be good at soccer in the long run, you need strong footwork. Over time, we all get slower; we can try to slow it down or improve our stamina, but we all get slower. It’s just life. But footwork, footwork isn’t built on speed, it’s built on control, repetition, and most importantly, being able to handle the ball without looking at it. Repetition and being able to handle the ball without looking at it – seems like an important skill for a job when speed fails.

1 week ago

Greg Thomas

Now I understand High School

I was never a math or science major in school, and strongly disliked having to show my work. I wanted to figure out the answer in any way I could, and just give out the answer and get the full marks. Now with AI, I’m seeing code and ticket changes that go from a blank class file to a fully fleshed out solution – that might work well – but hasn’t been removed. It’s a good reminder for me as I use AI, that yes, it’s important to keep showing my work. The differentiator won’t be the answer; we all

1 week ago

Greg Thomas

The AI Cut and Paste Dilemma

When a ticket goes from no content to 1000 lines of content, here is where my mind immediately goes now. I use AI to help me troubleshoot and track down problems – no one knows it all – and that goes for you to AI! After being burned a few times, with AI usage, I have found myself now in an instant doubting mood when I see long pieces of content come my way, where I now have to remind myself – someone might have put a lot of effort into this and I should give it the time it

© 2025 Rambli by Greg Thomas. All rights reserved.