# \#tester-mindset **URL:** https://club.ministryoftesting.com/tag/tester-mindset/359.md [Latest](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/tags.md) --- ## [What’s preventing flow for testers — and what is it doing to us?](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/what-s-preventing-flow-for-testers-and-what-is-it-doing-to-us/87761)
**Author:** [@rforjoe](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/rforjoe)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [23 September 2026 09:45 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/what-s-preventing-flow-for-testers-and-what-is-it-doing-to-us/87761 "2026-09-23T09:45:02Z")
I recently spoke with a junior tester who has decided to move into development. One of the reasons they gave was constant context switching. Context switching has been a pain point in testing for years, but I’d never re… --- ## [Which thinking style improves your testing the most: questioning, doubting, or observing?](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/which-thinking-style-improves-your-testing-the-most-questioning-doubting-or-observing/86878)
**Author:** [@AdyStokes](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/AdyStokes)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [11 November 2025 22:52 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/which-thinking-style-improves-your-testing-the-most-questioning-doubting-or-observing/86878 "2025-11-11T22:52:33Z")
Check out my MoT article, “Lessons for software testers from three great Western philosophers,” to explore how ideas from Socrates, Descartes, and Aristotle can strengthen how we think as testers. What you’ll learn: H… --- ## [When testing, how much thinking about thinking do you do?](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/when-testing-how-much-thinking-about-thinking-do-you-do/86645)
**Author:** [@AdyStokes](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/AdyStokes)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [14 September 2025 09:37 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/when-testing-how-much-thinking-about-thinking-do-you-do/86645 "2025-09-14T09:37:05Z")
Check out my latest MoT article, “I think, therefore I test: the importance of thinking for testers,” to gain a clear understanding of how best to approach thinking about testing and fight back against our biases and ass… --- ## [How is everyone testing LLM based applications?](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/how-is-everyone-testing-llm-based-applications/86599)
**Author:** [@jaswanth.m](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/jaswanth.m)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [1 September 2025 12:46 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/how-is-everyone-testing-llm-based-applications/86599 "2025-09-01T12:46:44Z")
Heya everyone :waving\_hand: Been a while! But great to be back to the club. AI based apps are everywhere, and companies have incorporated it into their existing offerings in one way or the other, in small and big ways. … --- ## [When stuck at work or in life, what things do you do to move forward?](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/when-stuck-at-work-or-in-life-what-things-do-you-do-to-move-forward/85107)
**Author:** [@AdyStokes](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/AdyStokes)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [18 July 2025 15:25 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/when-stuck-at-work-or-in-life-what-things-do-you-do-to-move-forward/85107 "2025-07-18T15:25:52Z")
Check out MoT’s latest article, penned by me, “How to get unstuck: A guide for testers or anyone else who feels stumped,” to gain a clear understanding of the reasons we can get stuck or have brain fog and some top tips … --- ## [Have you ever had a wake-up moment in your career that changed your testing strategy?](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/have-you-ever-had-a-wake-up-moment-in-your-career-that-changed-your-testing-strategy/84483)
**Author:** [@ujjwal.singh](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/ujjwal.singh)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [4 May 2025 06:53 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/have-you-ever-had-a-wake-up-moment-in-your-career-that-changed-your-testing-strategy/84483 "2025-05-04T06:53:04Z")
Hi everyone, I wrote a new article for MoT titled “Breaking the autopilot: how I stopped testing like a machine“, where I talk about the moment that changed my testing approach. Before, I was mostly focused on ticking … --- ## [How do you spot the signs of burnout before It takes hold?](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/how-do-you-spot-the-signs-of-burnout-before-it-takes-hold/81321)
**Author:** [@sarahdeery](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/sarahdeery)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [29 March 2025 10:36 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/how-do-you-spot-the-signs-of-burnout-before-it-takes-hold/81321 "2025-03-29T10:36:40Z")
Warning: This article mentions of poor mental health, depression, and suicide. Read our latest article, " Burnout: A personal experience report", where @adystokes shares this deeply personal experience with burnout an… --- ## [How can you thrive as a Test Manager without losing your tester roots?](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/how-can-you-thrive-as-a-test-manager-without-losing-your-tester-roots/81082)
**Author:** [@sarahdeery](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/sarahdeery)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [26 November 2024 11:35 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/how-can-you-thrive-as-a-test-manager-without-losing-your-tester-roots/81082 "2024-11-26T11:35:00Z")
Check out our latest article by @swathika.visagn , “The Germination of a Test Manager: A (former) seed’s tale,” and learn how to successfully transition into test management while keeping your tester mindset alive. What… --- ## [Can changing your mindset help your team tackle irreproducible bugs?](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/can-changing-your-mindset-help-your-team-tackle-irreproducible-bugs/80521)
**Author:** [@sarahdeery](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/sarahdeery)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [30 October 2024 03:27 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/can-changing-your-mindset-help-your-team-tackle-irreproducible-bugs/80521 "2024-10-30T03:27:30Z")
Check out this week’s article by @w4dd325, "Heisenbugs: handling software defects you can’t reproduce", to explore the challenges of reproducing and resolving these elusive defects. What You’ll Learn: :bug: Understand … --- ## [Developers doing more (all) testing](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/developers-doing-more-all-testing/77590)
**Author:** [@shad0wpuppet](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/shad0wpuppet)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [16 August 2024 12:41 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/developers-doing-more-all-testing/77590 "2024-08-16T12:41:41Z")
It’s quite a trend as I can, many companies are thinking about a “new” “better” way to improve the software dev processes and save money/cut budgets. The idea is to have fewer QA/Testers and let devs do more testing. QA … --- ## [What's changed since 2019? What does a testing mindset mean to you?](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/whats-changed-since-2019-what-does-a-testing-mindset-mean-to-you/77402)
**Author:** [@simon\_tomes](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/simon_tomes)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [27 June 2024 06:01 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/whats-changed-since-2019-what-does-a-testing-mindset-mean-to-you/77402 "2024-06-27T06:01:11Z")
Back in June 2019, @testerawesome asked: What does testing mindset mean to you? What’s your tester mindset? Have a read of the post. There’s lots of good discussion in there. I’m curious to know where you’re at now.…