December 2010
2 posts
Code Soloist #11: What it really means to simplify
When people say in order to be successful you should simplify your life, it doesn’t mean you should remove things from it. It actually means you should cement things, and make them automatic.
For example, simplifying your life doesn’t mean cutting out that 9am run you’ve been meaning to have, but never acted on. It means forming a habit where you no longer have to think and...
Code Soloist #10: Fight process, not principles
Because we play in a digital world, developers tend to have an over-inflated sense of spoon bendability: we believe that because we build inside this world, it means we’re creating it, when in reality our creations are still bound by most of the same laws as our bodies are.
When we create, we must obey the constraints of time and money, or more generally, our own energy. You cannot fight...