Full Width [alt+shift+f] FOCUS MODE Shortcuts [alt+shift+k]
Sign Up [alt+shift+s] Log In [alt+shift+l]
33
Because the rules are meant for those who aren't as smart and brave as you. Seriously.
10 months ago

Comments

Improve your reading experience

Logged in users get linked directly to articles resulting in a better reading experience. Please login for free, it takes less than 1 minute.

More from Scarlet Ink

How to Both Embrace and Defeat Imposter Syndrome

Our skills aren't perfect. Moving past our weaknesses is how we discover our ways to add value, and improve along the way.

3 months ago 31 votes
Inside a High-Severity Outage: A Late Night Sev-2 at Amazon

A detailed narrative of how we communicated about, worked on, and resolved a technical mess we created.

3 months ago 23 votes
13 Tech Career Misconceptions — Things I Wish I'd Learned Earlier

Misunderstandings about performance, promotions, influence, and leadership that most people only realize late in their careers.

4 months ago 43 votes
Heard of Design Patterns? How About Behavior Patterns.

Recognize patterns in management to be able to solve issues, and deliver results.

4 months ago 53 votes
Writing and Speaking Clearly and Concisely

Communicating takes practice and skill. Learn the ingredients to high-quality communication.

4 months ago 38 votes

More in life

The Importance of Counter-Clockwise Dance Rituals

The pathway to magical living goes in a circle

19 hours ago 2 votes
Is This Anything? 15

More friends should have secret codes.1 If you're at a restaurant and the waiter asks "do you want desert?", you often have this weird back-and-forth where 1) you're trying to figure out if the other person(s) want desert, 2) you're

19 hours ago 2 votes
Notes on The Greatest Night In Pop

A Study In Leadership, Teamwork, and Love

2 hours ago 1 votes
Coaching Toolkit: Sitting With the Unknown

Practices for navigating uncertainty even when it's uncomfortable

2 days ago 5 votes
Our Shared Reality Will Self-Destruct in the Next 12 Months

What happens when you can't trust photos, videos, text, or the entire web?

3 days ago 4 votes