A few months ago, I made a reservation (I was incredibly proud because I generally don’t do this and prefer to fly in and hope for the best). But I made the reservation and had hoped to show up, be seated, and enjoy my meal. As it turns out, the reservation policy had changed and I had not reserved a spot but instead had reserved to have my wait time cut in half from 45…
There will always be good days and bad ones. But if you’re not having fun with it, with most of it, then why are you doing it?
I’m install code on linux, running on a Chromebook. I have never programmed on my Chromebook. I have never run commands on Linux. I have no idea what I’m doing. It’s a bunch of firsts that I’m bumbling and stumbling through. And it feels great.
You see what others don’t see. You see the result. You see what could be. You see past the work there is to do and what the value could become. Not everyone can see beyond what is in front of them, the mess, the disaster, the work that has to be done. But you do, you see what could be.
If you have to put up this many signs to tell people where not to go, you know something is missing in your design. Our phones are not littered with “Don’t click here”, “Don’t touch this button”, or “Don’t do this” – nor are our houses. If we did this to our software, people would stop using it. If you have to tell people what not to do before they do anything, you might want…