40 Four Word Truths
January 30, 2020
Nihilism is a copout
Step One is starting
Good writing scales vision
Meandering curiosity risks dilletantism
Bad code kills companies
Thoughtful perks foster culture
Personality is not fixed
Missing semi-colon, failed demo. (Ancient Chinese proverb I believe)
Diversity isn’t just quota
DevX manifests in UX
Actions talk, emails lie
Unconscious biases are inefficient
Decisiveness saves valuable time
Dataless decisions encourage meandering
Bureaucracy encourages can-kicker decisionmaking
Non-negatable statements are platitudes
Some codebases are irredeemable
Stoicism is an antidepressant
Personal motivation trumps greed
The house always wins
Most meetings are unnecessary
Separating responsibilities is architecture
The compiler never lies
Code controls your behavior
Your mind will decay
False assumptions waste time
Employees keenly identify bullshit
“True memory” is oxymoronic
Cultures are adaptive machines (Eric Raymond’s, not mine)
Style points always matter
Good art morphs minds
Personal progress accumulates exponentially
Isolation breeds genuine individuality
Vapid corporate-speak veneers greed
Things continue without you
Cowards hide behind bureaucracy
Self-centeredness is always self-defeating
Discursive thought wastes energy
Lasting lessons require suffering
Nostalgia guilds the Past
Creative constraints enforce innovation
Creativity cannot be mandated
Experimentation yields quicker answers
Idle speculation hinders experimentation
Mental narratives warp reality