Common Pitfalls and Best Practices in Go
It just means that in an industry where divergent thinking is an advantage, your divergent thinking is pulling from the same sources as your contemporaries.
(This is the “best practices” problem. When a platform or channel tells you what the best practices are, it’s a list of 1) what everyone is going to be doing for the next year, 2) guidelines for... See more
(This is the “best practices” problem. When a platform or channel tells you what the best practices are, it’s a list of 1) what everyone is going to be doing for the next year, 2) guidelines for... See more
Jon Crowley • Why you aren’t getting better.
Problems are typically richer than our preconceived notions about how to solve them. We can learn this the hard way, by failing and then failing again but failing better. But there are often shortcuts to be found if you are willing to spend more time mapping the landscape.
Henrik Karlsson • Being Patient With Problems
“ I wanted to pass on another nugget I’ve learned about how to approach and define problems: working backwards. I’ve found this to be useful in both technical and business situations and I use it all the time.
Basically, start with the end result you want, and figure out how to get there from here. If you can’t define the desired outcome, then ste
... See moreStephen O'Grady • This Is the Way
If you never copy best practices, you’ll have to repeat all the mistakes yourself.
If you only copy best practices, you’ll always be one step behind the leaders.
James Clear • 3-2-1: On copying best practices, being underestimated, and the difficulty of change | James Clear
Avoid making the same mistakes twice.
Gorick Ng • The Unspoken Rules: Secrets to Starting Your Career Off Right
Understand what you are trying to achieve, then work backward,