Originally invented by the Incas, but re-popularized by John Harvey Kellogg
Kellogg made this compound for patients at the Battle Creek Sanitarium as it is easily digestible
Kellogg promoted plant-based diet over meat and with his clientele of Amelia Earhart, Sojourner Truth and Henry Ford helped establish peanut butter as a delicacy
During WWI, there was meat rationing so Americans substituted meat with peanut butter
An average American kid eats ~1,500 pb&j sandwiches before graduating high school
Try to understand your audience - from a POV that have never heard/seen this particular topic before
Focus on the fundamentals
Technology will continue to advance and change but how we approach to problem solving with teamwork, trust, communication, seek consensus, automated testing, clean + understandable + navigable code will stay
Simplicity
Solutions should be as simple as possible
[[quotes]] "A designer knows he has achieved perfection not when there is nothing left to add, but when there is nothing left to take away." - Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Seek first to understand
First understand your teammates before conveying your ideas
Beware of lock-in
New technology is not always better because hiding behind the promised increase in productivity lies up-front costs or constraints that you might not fully consider
Be honest and acknowledge when you don't fit the role
A bad fit is not your fault
You can fix this by evolving or redefine the role
Retrospective::
One week ago: [[December 30th, 2020]]
One month ago: [[January 6th, 2020]]
One quarter ago: [[October 6th, 2020]]
One year ago: [[January 6th, 2020]]
Daily Stoic::
Who are we and what we are truly defined by is a lifelong question that we should spend our time answering