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Dva slavní spisovatelé Kurt Vonnegut a Joseph Heller se jednou sešli na párty pořádané kterýmsi manažerem velkého zajišťovacího fondu v jeho honosném sídle na Long Islandu. V jednu chvíli se Vonnegut rozhlédl po všem, co je obklopovalo, a zeptal se Hellera: "Joe, neštve tě, že tenhle chlapík vydělává za den víc, než tobě vynesl prodej tvojí Hlavy-22 po celém světě?". Heller se na chvíli zamyslel a odpověděl: "Vlastně ani ne, mám něco, co on nemá." "Jak můžeš mít něco, co nemá on?", ptal se Vonnegut. "Vím, co znamená dost", pravil Heller.
--Proč miliardáři rozdávají svůj majetek?
No matter what you think people should think, there is always the literal message, your intended message, and the received message. Each is influenced by context, expectations, and knowledge on both sides.
--brian d foy
The programming equivalent happens around us all the time too. Junior programmers with five to ten years of experience under their belts (still n00bs in their own way) attempt to build giant systems and eventually find themselves stuck on the cliff waiting for a helicopter bailout, telling themselves "my next system rewrite will be better!" Or they fall off the cliff - i.e., the project gets canceled, people get laid off, maybe the company goes under.

Yes, I've gone through that phase too. And let's face it: even seasoned programmers need a little optimism and a little bravery in order tackle real challenges. Even as an experienced programmer, you should expect to fail at projects occasionally or you're probably not trying hard enough. Once again, this is all perfectly normal.

That being said, as a hiring manager or company owner you should keep in mind that "5 to 10 years of experience" on a resume does not translate to "experienced"; it means "crazy invincible-feeling teenager with a 50/50 shot at writing a pile of crap that he or she and his or her team can't handle, and they'll eventually, possibly repeatedly, try to rewrite it all." It's just how things are: programmers can't escape being teenagers at some point.

--Steve Yegge
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You want to discover something new, which is impossible if you're attached to the conviction that you already know all the answers. Valuing not-knowing is the basic of learning and all creativity and innovation. It's the state of mind that's open to all kinds of new possibilities and even hoping you might be surprised. Instead of defending old opinions or positions or answers, your goal is to look with fresh eyes. I like to think of this as 'rational humility' a maturity we develop by admitting that it's impossible to ever have all the answers.
--Change Your Questions, Change Your Life: 10 Powerful Tools for Life and Work (BK Life (Paperback))

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