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A good carpenter takes time to maintain and procure their tools. They still have a nice phone and might listen to music on their headphones while they’re workin
by rusk 11mo ago
A good carpenter takes time to maintain and procure their tools. They still have a nice phone and might listen to music on their headphones while they’re working. A chef must keep their kitchen clean and well organised. Stocked with appropriate and some obscure tools. She must season her saucepan, sharpen her knives.
- giraffe_lady 11mo agoMy first career was as a cook and I would always sit and sharpen my knives after the last service of the week. It was kind of a cool time to reflect on the previous cycle and mentally prepare for the next. There's really nothing comparable in programming and I say this as someone who has spent hundreds of hours yak shaving emacs.
- rusk 11mo ago> I would always sit and sharpen my knives Tech debt
- chairmansteve 11mo agoIn programming anything you do (eg yak shaving) takes up your whole mind. Sharpening knives leaves mental space for reflection.