Darko Martić
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3D Printer, 10 Years Later
Ten years ago, I bought my first 3D printer – a Geeetech Acrylic I3 PRO B Prusa. It didn’t come in a sleek box, ready to go. It came as a challenge. A pile of parts. Screws, rods, wires, and just enough instructions to make you believe it was possible. I spent nearly 24 hours
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Writing Meeting Minutes Before the Meeting?
Most people treat meeting minutes as an afterthought. Something you should write once the meeting is over — ideally.In reality? They’re often postponed, forgotten, or reconstructed from vague memories and half-written notes. What if I told you that the most effective meeting minutes are written before the meeting even starts? This simple shift has significantly improved
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From Garmin Fenix 6X Pro to Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra: Why I Finally Switched
For years, my Garmin Fenix 6X Pro was the definition of a serious watch. Big. Bulky. Built like it could survive a small apocalypse. And honestly—I loved that about it. But after living with the Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra for a few weeks, I realized something important: my needs had changed. And WearOS had grown
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The Senior Secret: It’s Not About Tools, It’s About Fundamentals
For years, we’ve labeled communication, empathy, adaptability, and leadership as soft skills. The name itself carries an unintended weight — soft suggests something secondary, less rigorous, even optional. But in today’s world, these are not soft at all. They are fundamental. We’re living in an era where AI can out-compute, out-analyze, and out-automate most technical or procedural
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Be aware, be prepared – risk management on product launch
While working on a project we are constantly faced with risks — please recall the delusion part as research in Ariely book, mentioned above, and to be clear once more — there are NO projects without risks. But also, be rational, not everything should be identified as a risk, otherwise we will be burdened with unnecessary activities, which will
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How to be realistic with expectations for product launch
Dan Ariely, in his widely popular book “Predictably Irrational”, explains that our reasoning abilities and expectations are often affected by emotions, social norms, and other hidden forces from the environment. “When we believe beforehand that something will be good, therefore, it generally will be good — and when we think it will be bad, it will bad.”