Best of Project Management — July 2025

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   Work Chronicles·44w

   (comic) 80-20 Rule

   A comic illustration exploring the 80-20 rule (Pareto principle) in workplace contexts, likely showing how 80% of results come from 20% of efforts or how this principle applies to common work scenarios.

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   Work Chronicles·44w

   (comic) Meet the deadline

   A workplace comic that humorously depicts the common challenge of meeting project deadlines, likely resonating with developers and tech workers who face similar pressures in their daily work environment.

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   Nick Cosentino·44w

   This never happens

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   daniel.haxx.se·45w

   How I do it

   Daniel Stenberg, creator and maintainer of curl, shares his approach to leading one of the world's most widely used open source projects. He works 50-55 hours per week split between morning and evening sessions, driven by a sense of responsibility to billions of users and a commitment to making curl best-in-class in every aspect. His motivation comes from user feedback, the project's independence from corporate control, and a strong personal connection to the work. He emphasizes leading by example, maintaining low bureaucracy, and fostering a welcoming community while upholding high standards for code quality and documentation.

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   Product Hunt·45w

   Todo2: AI project manager for Cursor

   Todo2 is an AI-powered project management extension for Cursor IDE that eliminates context switching by integrating task management directly into the code editor. It uses natural language processing to create tasks, assign priorities, estimate effort, and auto-research documentation while providing code-aware insights based on project structure. The tool aims to streamline developer workflows by keeping project management activities within the coding environment through MCP integration.

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   selfh.st·45w

   Self-Host Weekly (11 July 2025)

   A weekly newsletter highlighting self-hosted applications and tools, featuring Navbar Card for Home Assistant, Formbricks for surveys, Phylum file storage platform, BookLore ebook library manager, and Invoicerr for freelancers. Also introduces Kan, an open-source kanban board application positioned as a Trello alternative with features like access controls, workspaces, and Trello imports.

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   Hacker News·45w

   7 Engineers Suspended After $2.3 Million Bridge Includes Bizarre 90-Degree Turn

   Seven engineers were suspended in India after designing a $2.3 million bridge with a dangerous 90-degree turn that went viral on social media. The Rail Over Bridge in Bhopal was meant to ease traffic for 300,000 daily commuters but instead became a safety hazard due to bureaucratic conflicts between agencies. The design changed multiple times over seven years as the Public Works Department and Railways disagreed on land sharing, ultimately resulting in an unsafe sharp turn that neither agency approved as functional or safe.

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