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> My approach is to ask them to "worry on my behalf" about the goal. Worrying is anticipating problems before they happen. Worrying is not taking for granted th
by JustSomeNobody 8y ago
> My approach is to ask them to "worry on my behalf" about the goal. Worrying is anticipating problems before they happen. Worrying is not taking for granted that everything will continue as planned. Worrying is finding and fixing bugs before anyone else notices. Worrying is being pessimistic about the quality of our codebase and the stability of our infrastructure. Worrying is identifying and mitigating risks in advance. Worrying is verifying the strength of relationships with more communication. Worrying on my behalf is considering everything that might go wrong so I don't have to. This is what I expect from people who take on responsibilities.
This isn't worrying, this is managing.
Don't tell people to worry. Worrying is detrimental to their health. If I can't do something about something right now, there's no point thinking about it. However, if I can do something, there's absolutely no reason to worry about it, just do it.