jasonclarke.org https://jasonclarke.org/ Mon, 22 Dec 2025 21:17:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://jasonclarke.org/wp-content/uploads/cropped-jason_clarke_profile_pic-2-32x32.jpg jasonclarke.org https://jasonclarke.org/ 32 32 25145768 You can’t “hire perfectly” anyway, so stop having 6 rounds of candidate interviews. https://jasonclarke.org/notebook/2025/12/you-cant-hire-perfectly-anyway-so-stop-having-6-rounds-of-candidate-interviews/ https://jasonclarke.org/notebook/2025/12/you-cant-hire-perfectly-anyway-so-stop-having-6-rounds-of-candidate-interviews/#respond Mon, 22 Dec 2025 21:17:27 +0000 https://jasonclarke.org/?p=5444 In supporting friends and former colleagues who are job hunting for tech industry roles over the past several months, I’ve heard multiple stories of people enduring 3, 4, and sometimes 6 rounds of interviews. This misguided attempt at “hiring perfectly” has to stop. As a friend once told me, “we’re not doing brain surgery” in […]

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]]> https://jasonclarke.org/notebook/2025/03/practie-makes-progress/feed/ 1 4307 My Mantra for 2025: Try the simple solution first https://jasonclarke.org/notebook/2025/01/my-mantra-for-2025-try-the-simple-solution-first/ https://jasonclarke.org/notebook/2025/01/my-mantra-for-2025-try-the-simple-solution-first/#respond Fri, 31 Jan 2025 16:46:16 +0000 https://jasonclarke.org/?p=4271 Each calendar year, I choose a personal mantra to keep to-of-mind and influence my thinking and decision making (past years’ mantras are here). In 2025, my mantra is Try the simple solution first. This one really gets to me. To my habit of looking for the most mysterious and complex explanations for everything everywhere all […]

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]]> https://jasonclarke.org/notebook/2025/01/my-mantra-for-2025-try-the-simple-solution-first/feed/ 0 4271 My top 5 favorite albums of 2024 https://jasonclarke.org/notebook/2024/12/my-top-5-favorite-albums-of-2024/ https://jasonclarke.org/notebook/2024/12/my-top-5-favorite-albums-of-2024/#respond Mon, 30 Dec 2024 01:44:11 +0000 https://jasonclarke.org/?p=4098 2024 was a huge year for women in music. Dua Lipa and Kacey Musgraves stood boldly for non-ironic positivity, a powerful choice in a dark timeline. The sexuality of Chappel Roan and Sabrina Carpenter was so unabashed as to force us to take it in as normal human emotion and experience, a welcome change after […]

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]]> https://jasonclarke.org/notebook/2024/12/my-top-5-favorite-albums-of-2024/feed/ 0 4098 How Harris Can Build on Momentum and Win the White House https://jasonclarke.org/notebook/2024/09/harris/ https://jasonclarke.org/notebook/2024/09/harris/#respond Wed, 11 Sep 2024 22:21:32 +0000 https://jasonclarke.org/?p=4049 Vice President Kamala Harris has slim odds to win the 2024 US Presidential race. By being genuine and playing her own game, she just might have a chance to win.

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]]> https://jasonclarke.org/notebook/2024/09/harris/feed/ 0 4049 Season 22 https://jasonclarke.org/notebook/2024/05/season-22/ https://jasonclarke.org/notebook/2024/05/season-22/#respond Tue, 14 May 2024 16:37:01 +0000 https://jasonclarke.org/?p=3415 Twenty-one years ago today, I posted for the first time on this blog. A lot has happened: My wife and I celebrated our 20th wedding anniversary last year; we have two nearly adult children; I’ve moved twice; changed jobs a few times; traveled quite a bit, and seen much joy and heartache. In terms of […]

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]]> https://jasonclarke.org/notebook/2024/05/season-22/feed/ 0 3415 My 2024 Mantra: Holding Myself Accountable First https://jasonclarke.org/notebook/2024/04/my-2024-mantra-holding-myself-accountable-first/ https://jasonclarke.org/notebook/2024/04/my-2024-mantra-holding-myself-accountable-first/#respond Tue, 09 Apr 2024 13:06:37 +0000 https://jasonclarke.org/?p=3328 Each year, I choose a personal mantra to help guide and influence my thoughts, words, and actions for the year. For 2024, my mantra is “Holding myself accountable first”. This one is pretty self-explanatory. Before reacting in anger, blame, resentment, or when dealing with a challenge or a goal, I want to try to pause […]

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]]> https://jasonclarke.org/notebook/2024/04/my-2024-mantra-holding-myself-accountable-first/feed/ 0 3328 What’s changed since Planes, Trains & Automobiles was released 36 years ago https://jasonclarke.org/notebook/2023/11/planes-trains-changed/ https://jasonclarke.org/notebook/2023/11/planes-trains-changed/#respond Tue, 21 Nov 2023 14:00:00 +0000 https://jasonclarke.org/?p=3302 As we do each year we’re once again watching the classic (and my favorite movie of all time) Planes, Trains & Automobiles. Released on November 25 1987, the movie is now 36 years old. It’s fascinating to see how many bits and pieces of daily life in America have changed in just three decades’ time. […]

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]]> https://jasonclarke.org/notebook/2023/11/planes-trains-changed/feed/ 0 3302 My Notion wishlist, March 2023 https://jasonclarke.org/notebook/2023/03/notion-wishlist-march-2023/ https://jasonclarke.org/notebook/2023/03/notion-wishlist-march-2023/#respond Mon, 06 Mar 2023 13:00:00 +0000 https://jasonclarke.org/?p=3222 I love and use Notion throughout my day to manage my personal tasks and goals, keep a journal, and much more. As a daily user and big fan, I’ve been building a wishlist of improvements I’d love to see Notion implement in 2023. Since I built my own personal Notion journal/task/goal tracker system in January […]

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