On grinding

Grinding can allow you to be more productive, but rarely can it help you improve in your craft. In fact, it can be a hinderance.

Taking time to synthesize and build mental models is a tax on direct productivity but pays future dividends.

By moving more intentionally, you optimize your rate of change, rather than just optimizing your rate.

• On software becoming a prestige job
• Seeing Beyond Edge Cases
• Software at Scale