Daily Prompts
Spark some thought each day.
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 Bluesky kmcd.dev , Mastodon infosec.exchange@sudorandom , or this RSS feed .
November 2026
15 prompts- Nov 15 What is a book or article that significantly improved your own writing style?
- Nov 14 What kind of music helps you focus the most?
- Nov 13 What is your favorite board game or tabletop game?
- Nov 12 What is a movie you can watch over and over without getting bored?
- Nov 11 Do you prefer coffee, tea, or energy drinks to start your day?
- Nov 10 What is the most interesting place you've ever traveled to?
- Nov 9 If you weren't working in tech, what career would you choose?
- Nov 8 What is your go-to snack when you are working late?
- Nov 7 What is the last book you read that you couldn't put down?
- Nov 6 Do you have any hobbies that are completely disconnected from screens?
- Nov 5 What is your favorite video game of all time and why?
- Nov 4 What is the most challenging architectural decision you've had to make?
- Nov 3 How do you keep your technical skills sharp outside of work?
- Nov 2 What's the best perk you've ever had at a job?
- Nov 1 How do you handle working with someone who has a very different coding style?
October 2026
31 prompts- Oct 31 Have you ever worked on a project that was completely scrapped?
- Oct 30 What is one thing you wish non-technical stakeholders understood better?
- Oct 29 How do you manage your time when a deadline is fast approaching?
- Oct 28 Do you prefer to outline your thoughts first, or just start writing and edit later?
- Oct 27 Do you have any specific rituals to get into a state of "flow"?
- Oct 26 What is your preferred way to communicate at work: chat, email, or video call?
- Oct 25 How do you decide when it's time to refactor versus time to ship?
- Oct 24 What is the longest you've ever been stuck on a single problem?
- Oct 23 What's the most effective way you've found to mentor junior developers?
- Oct 22 How do you handle context switching when juggling multiple projects?
- Oct 21 What is your favorite way to take a break during a long coding session?
- Oct 20 Do you prefer standing desks, sitting, or alternating between the two?
- Oct 19 What is the most useful feedback you've ever received from a manager?
- Oct 18 How do you celebrate a major release or project completion?
- Oct 17 What is your favorite question to ask an interviewer at the end of an interview?
- Oct 16 How do you usually prepare for a technical interview?
- Oct 15 What's the best piece of career advice you've ever received in tech?
- Oct 14 What is a technology you were skeptical about but ended up loving?
- Oct 13 How often do you clean up your desktop or downloads folder?
- Oct 12 How do you overcome writer's block when drafting a new article?
- Oct 11 Do you have a favorite programming meme or inside joke?
- Oct 10 How do you prefer to handle environment variables and configuration?
- Oct 9 What is the most over-engineered solution you've ever built?
- Oct 8 What's your favorite extension or plugin for your code editor?
- Oct 7 How do you handle managing notifications across all your devices?
- Oct 6 What is the weirdest bug you've ever encountered?
- Oct 5 What is your strategy for learning a completely new framework?
- Oct 4 What's a software tool you pay for and consider absolutely worth the money?
- Oct 3 Do you use a password manager, and how do you organize your secrets?
- Oct 2 What's the best tech conference or meetup you've ever attended?
- Oct 1 How do you keep track of your daily tasks and to-dos?