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 mastodon infosec.exchange@sudorandom or this RSS feed .
May 2026
- What is your go to snack while working? May 17
- How do you react when a service you depend on goes down? May 16
- What is the longest running background process in your brain right now? May 15
- If you had to switch careers entirely out of tech, what would you do? May 14
- What is a soft skill you think every developer needs? May 13
- How do you stay motivated on a Friday afternoon? May 12
- What is the worst naming convention you have ever seen enforced? May 11
- If you could magically refactor one codebase, whose would it be? May 10
- What is your favorite piece of retro technology? May 9
- How many monitors is the correct number of monitors? May 8
- What is a tech myth you wish people would stop believing? May 7
- Do you prefer working with a large team or a small one? May 6
- What is the most useless certification you have earned? May 5
- If your life had a loading screen, what tip would it display? May 4
- What is a piece of software you rely on that looks terrible but works perfectly? May 3
- How do you keep track of your daily tasks? May 2
- What is your favorite desk accessory that serves absolutely no purpose? May 1
April 2026
- If you could work from anywhere in the world tomorrow, where would it be? Apr 30
- What is the most ridiculous feature request you have ever received? Apr 29
- How do you celebrate a successful deployment? Apr 28
- What is a project you started but never finished? Apr 27
- If you were an error code, which one would you be? Apr 26
- What is a tech podcast or blog you actually enjoy consuming? Apr 25
- How do you organize your digital files and folders? Apr 24
- What is the most frustrating thing about working remotely? Apr 23
- Have you ever dreamed in code? Apr 22
- What is a piece of tech slang you use way too much? Apr 21
- If you could rename a common programming term, what would you change? Apr 20
- What is your favorite obscure keyboard shortcut? Apr 19
- How do you deal with imposter syndrome in the tech industry? Apr 18
- What is the most satisfying coding problem you have ever solved? Apr 17
- If you had to explain cloud computing to a medieval peasant, how would you do it? Apr 16
- What is a piece of legacy software you secretly admire? Apr 15
- How often do you clear your browser cache? Apr 14
- What is a productivity hack that actually works for you? Apr 13
- Describe your ideal working hours. Apr 12
- What is the best piece of career advice you ignored? Apr 11
- Have you ever accidentally replied all to a company wide email? Apr 10
- What is your favorite way to unwind after a long day of screen time? Apr 9
- If you could instantly master one framework, what would it be? Apr 8
- What is the weirdest bug you have found in a third party library? Apr 7
- How do you handle feeling overwhelmed by new technologies? Apr 6
- What is a habit you picked up from a previous job that you cannot shake? Apr 5
- If your code style were a music genre, what would it be? Apr 4
- What is the most obscure programming language you know a little bit about? Apr 3
- Do you prefer spaces or tabs, and why are you so passionate about it? Apr 2
- What is the most chaotic system architecture you have ever encountered? Apr 1