I certainly don't think the 12 points brought up in the article are everything and therefore any interpretation of my comment as applying to everything is unrea

I certainly don't think the 12 points brought up in the article are everything and therefore any interpretation of my comment as applying to everything is unreasonable. If your stance is "always do X" then you can replace yourself with a post-it note. Just write "always do X" on the post-it note, then when you have a decision point, refer to it. You're done. Actual engineering is about weaving through constraints and goals and that often implies compromises. Someone who can do that well cannot be replaced by a post-it note. And guess what "always compromise" can also be placed on a post-it note so very obviously that is not what I'm saying. don't be replace-able by a post-it note.