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Doing things for people is rarely as helpful as it seems like it should be. If they don’t understand what you built, you’ve made things worse. If they don’t know how to maintain it, you’ve made things worse. If you didn’t know enough about their requirements to get implementation correct, you’ve made things worse. If they don’t care about using or maintaining the thing you’ve built because they didn’t build it and have no sense of ownership or obligation to it, you’ve made things worse.
All the Best Engineering Advice I Stole From Non-Technical People
Marianne Bellotti
FIGURE 11: In the beginning (point A), a habit requires a good deal of effort and concentration to perform. After a few repetitions (point B), it gets easier, but still requires some conscious attention. With enough practice (point C), the habit becomes more automatic than conscious. Beyond this threshold—the habit line—the behavior can be done more or less without thinking. A new habit has been formed.
Atomic Habits
James Clear
Social media you use for free only works if you get good at producing high-quality content. You don’t need to be Picasso. You simply need to get good at knowing what problems people have and then trying to solve them through content. It’s about getting your head out of your ass, not being so damn selfish, and focusing on other people.
A Kickass Side Hustle Costs $0 to Setup — And Helps Buy Back Your Time | by Tim Denning | Sep, 2021 | Entrepreneur's Handbook
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