Some of these go beyond just advice for programmers. Everyone should reflect on the first point: most authors and essayists are read because they are good write

Some of these go beyond just advice for programmers. Everyone should reflect on the first point: most authors and essayists are read because they are good writers, not necessarily because they are experts on the subject matter. Take walks! Try different types of work. Learn about other job functions at your company. In big companies in particular, you may be doing things that just have to be corrected or worked around somewhere else, when you could make things easier for everyone.