Your first point reminded me of the Expert Beginner[1]. Avoiding appeals to authority (or conversely ad hominem) is important, but if you don't have time or re

Your first point reminded me of the Expert Beginner[1]. Avoiding appeals to authority (or conversely ad hominem) is important, but if you don't have time or resources to evaluate the idea directly, it's useful to consider who the advice is coming from, and who the intended audience of that advice is (it might not be you) [2]. "Our lead developer said we should do X in this situation" has a better chance of success than "I found a random blog about this thing that could work for us". [1] https://daedtech.com/how-developers-stop-learning-rise-of-the-expert-beginner/ https://daedtech.com/how-developers-stop-learning-rise-of-th... [2] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36273917 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36273917