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Preferring throwaway code over design docs
If you have discipline to throw away your first idea, draft, throwaway PRs often drives more progress than a design doc.
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Start with who, not why
Work with amazing people you love collaborating with, the rest (mission, purpose, etc) falls out from that.
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Companies need junior devs
Junior engineers are foundational to whether a team can collaborate and innovate
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When feedback is not a gift
Feedback is the lifeblood of getting better, but be careful who you accept feedback from.