Enjoying the wins, accepting the losses
I love gardening. It's so pleasant, stepping into your own backyard and just grabbing a handful of tomatoes, plucking a
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Sometimes it's good to just sit back, reflect on where you've been and where you're going, and think about what you'd like to change tomorrow.Overtime isn't an elixir, it's a bandaid
Overtime isn't a magical elixir. It's a band-aid, a tolerable patch in the short-term, but hiding bigger problems if it's needed for a long time or repeatedly.
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A time for the forest, a time for the trees
There's a time to focus on the trees; after all, the devil's in the details. But there's a time to take a step back and survey the forest too.
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Every process, every person, every thing - a work in progress
As I sit here at the week end, chilling with some good mead, I'm wondering if the days leading up to a production release ever go smoothly?
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Digital Detox
The world teaches us that progress is always moving forward, but sometimes taking a step backward is what we really need.
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What's taking so long?
Ever solved a problem, just to beat yourself up on how long it took? Me too. Maybe we need to spend more time making the invisible.. visible.
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Beware the bite of the refactor bug
Refactoring code is part of the dev life, and can even help keep the code healthy, but going too far can do more harm than good. Ever after a decade of writing code, I still have to remind myself from time to time!
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Sunk costs, timeboxing, and asking for help
One of the biggest struggles I have with programming is knowing when to ask for help. A little struggle is necessary for growth, but when am I just wasting time when I could be learning from others?
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