"Be regular and orderly in your life, so that you may be violent and original in your work."

• Gustave Flaubert

We have a few important practices at Mutually Human, and each one of them has been field tested.  We're always up for trying new things, but when new practices compound the issue, slow us down, or seem unnecessary, they quickly fall by the wayside.  That's why we're so committed to the ones that stick.  Those are the practices that keep us in a good rhythm, are practical to implement, and provide real value.  

The ones we've kept include stand-ups, retrospectives, learning lunches, and pairing.  They are small behaviors which fit into our larger process, one that has kept our clients happy for years.    

In addition, we make a regular habit out of managing our work through a few choice applications.  Those include Pivotal Tracker, Harvest, Flowdock, Basecamp, and Google Docs.  These apps inform our behavior in small ways, every day.  Using them regularly creates a routine for us that syncs communication, collaboration, and expectations.  

Keeping these practices active within our company helps us focus on what really matters, which is building great software.  

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