Alexis Rondeau

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Hacker News comment · Thursday, July 14, 2022 · 22:02

Comment on Show HN: I built an app for when I talk too much in online meetings

> Yet the other side of this is I can find myself droning on about old war stories to junior engineers.

Middle-aged here – I've been in that situation as well.

> What I mean to be well-intentioned advice can turn into a monologue.

+1 – So well-intended ("So they don't make my stupid mistakes") but hard to really take in.

> I feel this kind of tool could help me focus more on listening to the people I manage.

Please, if you do, let me know if it helps.

Also, if those are personal 1:1 you could always just call it out and ask them to give you live feedback tech-free (?)