I share a daily prompt that’s somewhat related to the tech industry, coding, office life, work/life, balance or anything, to be honest… If you want to follow along each day, follow me on mastodon infosec.exchange@sudorandom or this RSS feed .
Daily Prompts
Spark some thought each day.
October 2026
- What is your strategy for learning a completely new framework? Oct 5
- What's a software tool you pay for and consider absolutely worth the money? Oct 4
- Do you use a password manager, and how do you organize your secrets? Oct 3
- What's the best tech conference or meetup you've ever attended? Oct 2
- How do you keep track of your daily tasks and to-dos? Oct 1
September 2026
- What is one tech buzzword you are completely tired of hearing? Sep 30
- What's your favorite tool for visualizing data or architecture? Sep 29
- Have you ever accidentally dropped a production database or caused a major outage? Sep 28
- What open-source project do you admire the most and why? Sep 27
- Are you a fan of mechanical keyboards? If so, what's your current setup? Sep 26
- What is your favorite tool for writing blog posts or technical documentation? Sep 25
- How do you usually test your code before sharing it? Sep 24
- What was your first programming language and how did you learn it? Sep 23
- What is your favorite keyboard shortcut that nobody seems to know about? Sep 22
- Do you prefer light mode or dark mode, and does it change by time of day? Sep 21
- How do you approach documenting your code or projects? Sep 20
- What is a piece of legacy software you still have a soft spot for? Sep 19
- Which programming language do you wish you knew better? Sep 18
- What’s the most satisfying bug you’ve ever fixed? Sep 17
- What is your go-to terminal theme and font? Sep 16
- Do you read to learn, or just to collect talking points? Sep 15
- When does strict discipline become an unhealthy coping mechanism? Sep 14
- Why do production incidents trigger panic when nobody is in danger? Sep 13
- Where is the line between async communication and conflict avoidance? Sep 12
- Why do teams build complex microservices when a monolith would do? Sep 11
- Why are engineers quick to accept flawed AI architectures? Sep 10
- What are you sacrificing for your career that you can't buy back? Sep 9
- What tool claims to save time but actually creates more overhead? Sep 8
- Do you exercise to feel good, or as penance for sitting all day? Sep 7
- Why do we feel guilty about quitting bad books halfway through? Sep 6
- Are productivity routines helpful, or just structured procrastination? Sep 5
- Is imposter syndrome insecurity, or a signal of real knowledge gaps? Sep 4
- Do you actually work better remotely, or just avoid in-person friction? Sep 3
- What technical dogma causes more harm than bad code? Sep 2
- Is your job still software engineering if AI writes most of the code? Sep 1
August 2026
- Looking back at your career so far, what is one major decision you would make differently? Aug 31
- What is a skill or topic that you've tried to learn multiple times but just couldn't get to stick? Aug 30
- Do you prefer structured, formal onboarding programs, or a more self-directed learn-as-you-go approach? Aug 29
- What is one skill you've learned outside of work that has unexpectedly helped you in your job? Aug 28
- If you could master any musical instrument without any effort, which one would it be? Aug 27
- What's the most interesting non-tech job you've ever had? Aug 26
- How do you assess whether a company's values align with your own? Aug 25
- How do you prefer to keep up with news, current events, or industry updates? Aug 24
- What is your approach to asking questions during onboarding without feeling like a burden? Aug 23
- Have you ever completely changed career paths or industries? What prompted the switch? Aug 22
- What is the oldest piece of technology (hardware or software) you still actively use? Aug 21
- What is a work culture 'green flag' that you always look out for when interviewing? Aug 20
- How do you handle salary negotiations or advocating for your worth? Aug 19
- Do you prefer a physical book, e-reader, or audiobooks for general reading? Aug 18
- What is your favorite way to learn the codebase, systems, or domain of a new company? Aug 17