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What people think software engineering is: • Writing elegant algorithms • Designing perfect architectures • Coding in front of three monitors and a designer mechanical keyboard What it actually is: • Googling error messages • Sitting in meetings explaining why things take

Meeting culture is insanely expensive. A 30-minute meeting with 8 people isn't just 30 minutes. It's: ➡ 4 hours of organizational time from highly-compensated employees ➡ 15+ minutes of context switching per person ➡ Deep work time fragmented into unproductive chunks And

My 7 stages of problem-solving: 1. This will be easy 2. This is harder than I thought 3. I have no idea what I'm doing 4. Maybe if I stare at it longer... 5. I should've chosen a different career 6. Wait, I think I see it 7. I'm a genius and always was Every. Single. Time.

Corporate lingo decoder ring: "Let's circle back" = I want this conversation to end "Just to play devil's advocate" = I disagree but don't want the accountability "Per my last email" = Are you illiterate? "We're like a family here" = We'll expect inappropriate sacrifices "Do

Modern leadership is the ability to inspire without authority, decide with incomplete information, communicate during uncertainty, and maintain humanity in a world designed to prevent all four.

Most people could radically transform their life by reading one book per month for a year.

Financial advice on LinkedIn: "I bought 10 properties with no money down!" (Parents gave $200K down payment) "I retired at 30!" (Founded successful startup that exited for millions) "I built a 7-figure business!" (Revenue, not profit, and hemorrhaging money) "You too can

The real flex isn’t a fancy job title that pays a lot. It’s having the freedom to walk away if you don’t want to be there anymore.

The most underrated career skill is saying no. When you say yes it feels good. Others are happy. It makes you feel important. But you pay for it later when you don’t have enough time for what’s important to you. You think that your job is the problem, when actually you did

Most people chase money. The smartest people chase growth. Growth leads to money but the opposite is not true. Everyone wants: A fat salary A high status job title The feeling of being the top dog in the room But the best careers aren’t built on chasing these things directly.

The difference between good and great engineers Good engineers write a lot of code. Great engineers delete a lot of code. Good engineers finish tasks. Great engineers ask if those tasks even matter. Good engineers know the tech. Great engineers know the tech and understand

The top traits of a high-performing team? They’re not afraid to: Push back when they disagree Ask “why?” when they don’t get it Admit mistakes so they can move fast You don’t need more rules. You need more trust so you can go faster.

Stop waiting to “feel ready” Here’s a secret: You never will. You are never ready for interviews, to put yourself up for promotion, or ask for that big project. If you’re waiting for that feeling it will never come. The irony is that the feeling only goes away you start, not