Little Scraps of Wisdom [light theme]

little scraps of wisdom Matt Northam @mattnortham

“ I believe that what we become depends on what our fathers teach us at odd moments, when they aren’t trying to teach us. We are formed by little scraps of wisdom - Umberto Eco

i am matt @mattnortham

Julia Evans @b0rk

10 Little Scraps or, some things that being a parent has opened my eyes to or reaffirmed, which have benefited me in some way in my working life, that i thought might be nice to share with you

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you don’t have to get things perfect

don’t be afraid of making mistakes @mattnortham

learn > experiment > fail > learn > experiment > fail > learn > experiment > win!

it’s good to play

sometimes your play turns into your work

“ creativity is impossible without conditions

use what you know

“ disruptive innovations [are] technologically straightforward, consisting of off-the-shelf components …often simpler than prior approaches. Clayton M. Christensen

if you encounter something new, document it

hell is other people’s code

hell is your own code from 3 years ago

celebrate your successes

celebrate your successes communicate your efforts

celebrate 🪜 Concrete steps we have taken towards larger goals. 🎉 Successes of value to us personally, but not necessarily to others. 👀 Your dificulties, failures AND mistakes.

when you get, give. when you learn, teach.

don’t get attached to your ideas

LISTEN SILENT

“ i criticise by creation, not by finding fault Cicero

more ‘yes, and’ less ‘no, but’

take a look around

under promise & over deliver

“ by age 5, children were less trusting of someone who sounded confident but had been wrong before, than someone who was tentative but had been right.

thank you