An excellent piece, I like this kind of thinking. It works in fact as several level in your life.

The title is a bit misleading in a way (and I almost didn't click through for a start). That said, it is an interesting essay dealing with the topics of intelligence, problem solving etc. I'm not sure I agree with everything in it, but that's still good food for thought.

You have to know which battles to pick. If you don't... This article shows well what will happen. And it'll indeed turn into a curse.

Nice piece, aren't we loosing something when we eliminate boredom from our life?

This one is more self-help than I'm usually comfortable with... somehow something rung true to me with it. It's indeed a good reminder that changing habits takes a while. It's an exercise in patience and there are good reasons for it.

Very interesting piece... shows how someone can end up maintaining something essential for decades. This is a lesson for us all.

A good reminder that mental health can be hard to keep in check in our profession. Pay attention to how you feel, anxiety is a sneaky foe. Lots can be done to improve if taken care of early enough.

Interesting outcome from those experiments. Interesting insights coming from the practices the companies put in place. The failures also bring interesting information.

Interesting survey results. This kind of confirm what we already suspected regarding longer work day and the amount of meetings.

Very good points about cultural differences. Indeed some people directly ask and express their needs, others are more waiting and take into account everyone else's needs when asked. Both have pros and cons, it's important to know where you stand.

Clearly the book referenced here picked my interest, I guess I'll try to read it. The cheat sheet proposed here is interesting, not completely sure how I'd act on it in practice though.

Good and reasonable advices... doesn't make them easy to truly apply though. It's likely worth trying to live by them still.

That's a very interesting way to frame it. Two different cultures to drive a conversation, both with their pros and cons. Lots to mull over for me in that short article.

I've witnessed that too many times. Take care people! Stay safe.

Very good point, make sure you know how much you can take and how much you're actually carrying. We're our worst enemy for these things.

Although I disagree with some of the examples she summons, I think she indeed has a point.

Good point, this little wisdom from Kent Beck goes further than just code and refactoring.

Good reminder of the sometimes uneasy relationship between users and maintainers. This needs to stay healthy. Users need to know their place and maintainers should feel OK saying no to things.

Lots of good insight for a long career as a programmer. Definitely a few things I live by and a few... I tend to loose sight of. More progress to be made.

Yet another inspiring piece by Kent Beck. I like his blunt honesty and self-reflection.