💌 Tiny Improvements

Keep your tools sharp

The tools we use to get our work done are incredibly important, and taking the time to tune them to work just right can make a huge difference in our productivity and happiness. Creators & Guests Mike Bifulco - Host ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Gestalt: Design principles every developer should know

Ever felt that you've seen a design that just makes sense to you, but you couldn't quite put your finger on why? There's rules for that. Let's talk about Gestalt... Creators & Guests Mike Bifulco - Host ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Why your weekend projects help you level up

A look at the cognitive science behind the Hierarchy of Competence, and how dabbling with new frameworks and tools can make you a better developer. Creators & Guests Mike Bifulco - Host ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Take my money! Some of my favorite tools, and why I pay for them

I'm a huge fan of products that use their a free tier to prove their value, and then convert me to a paying customer. Here are a few tools I pay for, and why I think they're worth it. (00:00) - Take my money! Some of my favorite tools, and why I pay for them (00:09) - Introduction (00:50) - Transistor.fm (01:07) - Transistor's Killer Features (02:19) - Descript (03:26) - Backblaze Creators & Guests Mike Bifulco - Host ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Tiny Tips for better SEO

I hear from a lot of devs that they don't know where to start with SEO. Here are 3 tiny tips about to get you started. More from me on SEO I wrote a tutorial on setting up Self-healing URLs on your Next.js site that you might find useful. Ever wonder how to correctly add subtitles to your h1 tags? I've got you covered. These are the SEO tools I use to grow my sites to 20k+ vistors/month. Creators & Guests Mike Bifulco - Host ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Reflecting on the first year of Craftwork

Reflecting on my first year as CTO of Craftwork, and the many things I've learned along the way. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

I hate Tailwind CSS. Here's why I use it.

Tailwind CSS is a utility-first CSS framework that I've come to love. Here's why I use it, and why I think you should too. Have thoughts on this episode? Drop me a line on Threads @irreverentmike Creators & Guests Mike Bifulco - Host ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Build, Measure, Listen, Rebuild

Building better products involves skills you won't learn in computer science school, or at a boot camp. Find success through testing, learning from real-world feedback, and adapting. Creators & Guests Mike Bifulco - Host ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Why your favorite apps and creators all pivot in January

The new year is a time for change. But why do so many apps and creators pivot in January? We explore the psychology behind the new year's pivot. See the text version of this edition of Tiny Improvements on mikebifulco.com ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Fitts' Law, and the Beauty of Big Goals

Learning is an Infinite Game

As a founder, you're going to need to learn new skills quickly and efficiently. Keeping your skill for learning sharp is a critical skill, and should can be practiced like any other skill. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Perception and unexpected tricks of the mind

Let's discuss the fascinating topic of human cognition and how it relates to product design. The way people think and perceive the world is often distorted by biases and expectations, and can be manipulated by the way information is presented. The Von Restorff effect, and use of the Entasis technique in architecture are examples of how cognitive science can be used to create visually appealing products.  Creators & Guests Mike Bifulco - Host ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ ...

Design rules everyone should know

Design Tools Everyone Should know Some links from the show Gymnasium: https://thegymnasium.com Stark: https://getstark.co Coolors: https://coolors.co Color Hunt: https://colorhunt.co/ @color.nerd on TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@color.nerd Color Design Workbook: https://hardcover.app/books/color-design-workbook Gymnasium's UX Design Collection (free courses!): https://thegymnasium.com/ux-design Subscribe to the Tiny Improvements newsletter: https://mikebifulco.com/newsletter ...

The Von Restorff Effect, and how AI broke my brain

The Von Restorff Effect (sometimes called the Isolation Effect) is a psychological phenomeon that causes people to remember things which defy expectations. In other words, things which stand out in a crowd have a significant competitive advantage. This is a reading of an article stub from my website - head over to https://mikebifulco.com/posts/product-marketing-defy-expectations to read the rest of the story. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Remote work and the third place

This episode was originally published as an article on my website, mikebifulco.com - you can read along there if you prefer: The third place - the secret to a happy life for remote workers Copyright 2022 Mike Bifulco ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

The Florida Effect

This is tiny improvements. I'm Mike Bifulco. I want to use the space as. A vehicle to explore thought and influence and psychology and cognition and all of the things that affect us in our day-to-day life  I've had a few conversations recently that have reminded me that the mind is a very fascinating machine. That there's quite a bit we do with this thing in our head, this very complicated chemical structure and. Physical structure that we don't really understand how it works, but....