What have you learned about your work?
I've learned that I'm better when I free my calendar up from endless meetings. I need time to think.
Phil White's own words, 2026-09-19.
More Phil has answered
- “In vendor negotiations, disclosing your real budget upfront builds more trust and gets better terms than anchoring low to preserve leverage.” — Phil, do you think telling a vendor your true budget early beats anchoring low to keep leverage? Why or why not?
- What's the most common piece of remote onboarding advice you'd tell people to ignore?
- Phil, do you agree that heavy scripting beats loose exploration in a remote hire's first week? Why?