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So even though defining the strategy from scratch is the *hardest* part, keeping it alive with regular heartbeats is where you bring *everyone else along through proof.*
It's a chance to show that the strategy is not just an academic exercise from the leadership canon, but a practical tool that is making a difference to the team. It's a chance to reflect, to celebrate, and to keep the team aligned.
Heartbeats: Keeping Strategies Alive
James Stanier
Discipline and freedom seem like opposites. In reality, they are partners. [[Discipline is not a lack of freedom, it is a harmonious relationship with time.::highlight]] Managing your schedule and daily habits well is a necessary component to free up the practical and creative capacity to make great art.
The Creative Act
Rick Rubin
A junior engineer writes comments that explain what the code does. A mid-level engineer writes comments that explain why the code does what it does. A senior engineer writes comments that explain why the code isn't written in another way.
I Saw Someone Quip (On Twitter, I Think) Many Years Ago Something Like:
ycombinator.com
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