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Was going to say this as it somewhat applies to me, or as my business partner says I’m a bit of a “sweeper”. I seem to get satisfaction from things that a lot
by jonathanlydall 5y ago
Was going to say this as it somewhat applies to me, or as my business partner says I’m a bit of a “sweeper”.
I seem to get satisfaction from things that a lot of others might find tedious/boring.
People like us though just need to watch ourselves that what we’re doing is actually useful opposed to just scratching an itch. Which of course is not exclusive to us as developers often find many other ways of scratching itches without actually adding value.
- Ericson2314 5y agoIt is healthy to be self aware about outcomes vs just indulging, but I am not longer so worried. On my best projects, I've done the first 90% so that a great many other can collective do the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th 90%s :). Without being "goal oriented" you can feel good about unlocking that part that would be too annoying for others, and they in turn can do the finishing work that wouldn't be fun for you. Don't feel like you're not doing important work just because others are slotting in the keystones.