"If you only see the gap without acting on it, you might be a visionary, but you’re inert. If you take action without a clear view of the goal, many will consider you a leader, but your impact will be random, arbitrary, and inefficient. Combining both with some luck is likely to take you a long way in your career..."Staff Engineer: Leadership beyond the management track
"If you realize that you’ve rehashed the same discussion three or four times, it’s time to write a strategy."Staff Engineer: Leadership beyond the management track
"If you really want to reduce complexity, use pictures. There’s no easier way to help people visualize what you’re talking about. If something’s changing, a set of “before” and “after” pictures can be clearer than an entire essay"—The Staff Engineer's Path
"If your first reaction on witnessing a bug or seeing a bug report is “that's impossible,” you are plainly wrong. Don't waste a single neuron on the train of thought that begins “but that can't happen” because quite clearly it can, and has."By The Pragmatic Programmer: your journey to mastery, 20th Anniversary Edition, 2nd Edition
"if you tell them they are wrong, do you make them want to agree with you? Never! For you have struck a direct blow at their intelligence, judgment, pride, and self-respect. That will make them want to strike back. But it will never make them want to change their minds."How to Win Friends and Influence People: Updated For the Next Generation of Leaders