Seth Godin Quote Post

A refreshing outlook on "My boss won't let me". You have to overcome this attitude to do something useful.

When we say, "my boss won't let me," what we're often saying is, "my boss wants great results, but she's not willing to let me take initiative without responsibility."

I'd be shocked if any smart boss took a different approach. Who's going to give you authority without responsibility

Thanks for the daily inspiration Seth.

Coding is Art

Programmers are sometimes a difficult bunch to work with. I'm no better.

We fancy ourselves as uber-logical like Spock and uber-analytical like Data from Start Trek and Star Trek TNG respectively (we also revel in a little nerdification mixed in for good measure).

Truth be told we are much more like van Gogh than we care to admit. Idealistic, anxious, frustrated, and misunderstood.

But honestly, when you think of individuals (real or imagined) with boat loads of talent who comes to mind? Spock or van Gogh? The tragedy of the talented?

Be Generous

My favourite blog is Seth Godin. He's marvelously insightful and often when I read his blog I think he's writing a letter directly to me.

One of my favourite sethisms is that you should be generous with your ideas and knowledge. You should be giving that away for free. It does no good to pinch every piece of information you have with both hands hoping to hold on to it and through that, make yourself indispensable.

That's not how indispensable works.

The great thing about generous is that once you've done something once, you tell others, then they can do it, and you can figure out something new. That's the part of working that I love. The new and exciting, not the brainless and repetitive.