vague corollary: i wish people would really value inaction. so so often the winning move is not to play. just like you learn to love deleting code, you learn to

vague corollary: i wish people would really value inaction. so so often the winning move is not to play. just like you learn to love deleting code, you learn to love not even writing it to begin with. i dont think we are naturally wired to understand this, but its become one of my greatest joys. the old platitude that jazz is "the notes you dont play" applies here i think. i think we could all stand to relish saying "no" and avoiding problems all together more.