I strongly dislike using the word Optics because it immediately transfers over to – “how do we look”, “what are we doing”, “what do people think”, etc, etc, etc and it removes your focus from where you should be and what you need to focus on. Without even trying we give out Optics – saying we’re busy but then not doing anything about it? Saying you hear someone but doing the exact opposite? We’ve all…
I have a similar picture from when my children were young, we had bought new chairs and had all these boxes so we made this weird box fort in the basement that they could draw on, hang out in, eat, have snacks, etc, etc. It’s where creativity is born.
It doesn’t have to be rinsed and repeated today, it can be something you’ve never tried before. Traditions are good, and traditions are great, but creating new traditions is where new ideas and growth can come from. Where we blend the old and the new and make something we never thought possible. Best of all, it’s never too late. Happy Holidays.
You might do better when in a time crunch, but there is always that moment when you are grinding it out when you say to yourself – “If I had started this a few days ago, I would have been so far ahead.” But you’re not, you’re here and now you’re at the whims of all those around you trying to complete the same task, on the same day at the same time. Hope all…
If you want to be seen as the developer that “knows it all” you better work hard to make sure you do (an impossible task). Or, if it’s something much smaller as – “yes I’m really busy and do have not to time for other tasks” – then you better be really busy. The statements we make are descriptions of what we are going through and what we are doing but the actions we take,…