THE ORACLE

Revealing weakness 11

Keep complaining; Be a Yes-man; Take shortcuts; Do not tell the truth; Threaten your people; Operate in your own silos; Offer compelling excuses; Opt for short-term, sacrificing the long-term; Show

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On Complaining

There are two problems with complaining. First, it doesn’t work. You can complain about your company, your country or your friend’s cooking habits but nothing will change except you’ll end

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Amateurish Vs. Amateurlike

Amateurish Vs. Amateurlike. There’s a difference between the two. Amateurlike makes a great performer; Amateurish create scenes. Amateurlike brings a fresh view to programming problems; Amateurish delivers something other than

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On personal betterment 33

Believe that you can get better; Just start getting better. Even a tiny dosage of betterment is fine. Start with simplifying. Ask: do you have a personal betterment plan? Yes

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Stop talking

Stop talking. Stop talking nonsense, at least. The problem with talkers is that they rarely go into the greater depth of the details. The programmer who replies, “We must go

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The starting line

Maybe the worst result of a failed project is rebeginning the same. Going back to the starting line. Post-failure, starting line seems like an infelicitous target. Very remote. Apparently. Think:

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The self gift

The self-gift you can have is your most aware self. Consider what Lao Tzu noted: “If you want to awaken all of humanity,then awaken all of yourself. If you want

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