* Get it to work first. Make it pretty later. * Don't waste time & energy learning trendy tech. Hold your excitement and ask yourself: "what can I do with it t

* Get it to work first. Make it pretty later. * Don't waste time & energy learning trendy tech. Hold your excitement and ask yourself: "what can I do with it that I can't do with my existing arsenal and is it worth the ROI?" * Learn to identify companies that are nothing more than feature factories * Ownership is better than a paycheque. It means control over your decisions and work quality. * When working at corp/consulting, focus on the things you can control and the people you can influence. The rest is out of your hands and not worth the emotional investment. * Learn to let go. Tech gets out of date. Software you spent years working on gets replaced. Stuff stops working because of dependencies down the line. Nothing lasts forever. * Focus on getting better and investing in yourself.