Mastering Delivery
Many people think that talking, connecting with, and influencing people are all something you can either do or not do. Either you’re a people person or you’re not. That’s just not true. Yes, some people are better at this naturally; they have a talent for it. But at the end of the day, connecting with people is a skill—a skill that can be learned and even mastered.
Be a Person, Not a Computer
Developers spend a lot of time gazing into monitors. “And when you gaze into the abyss, the abyss gazes into you.” Like Nietzsche is suggesting, you’ve picked up some traits from your time living with the machines. As developers, we start to see the world in binary terms: if what I am recommending is right, then I’m right, and that is ...
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