Focus on effort, not outcomes. It’s insane to tie your wellbeing to things outside of your control, Marcus Aurelius said. If you did your best, if you gave it your all, if you acted with your best judgment—that's a win…regardless of whether it’s a good or bad outcome.
@chadwahl@chadwahl Hi Chad, just curious. Would free AIP developer tier accounts be available to sign up for people from South East Asia such as Singapore?
Give your children the skills to think, not the ideas to think.
Here are 13 things you should teach your kids about thinking,
(that most adults were never taught):
I used to see a slight benefit in paid tech bootcamps, especially those offering job placement and networking. However, that's changed now; in this hiring market, there are no guarantees.
You're better off learning how to learn, figuring out your own roadmap, leveraging AI assistants, researching resources, and getting to work.
Early career years are painful.
You feel like an idiot 98% of the time - lost, confused and insecure.
I wish I had a cheat sheet of principles for my first job.
So I put one together.
Here are 20 (non-fortune cookie) things about building a career I wish I knew sooner:
Expect to manage up forever.
🚫 “I’ll only have to manage up when I’m junior.”
✅ “I’m ready to manage up even if I’m 15+ years into my career.”
You might assume increased seniority means less managing up.
Ironically it's the opposite. Senior folks are often BEST at it.