1/ Giving up is the norm and I’ve seen this over and over again. In practice, tenaciousness is one of the top characteristics that makes a great software engineer. The alternative of reflexively blaming the tech stack or using your seniors as human Google doesn’t get you far.https://twitter.com/jeremyphoward/status/1230167191418363905 …
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2/ So, it wouldn’t be surprising to me if tenaciousness also sets apart researchers and startup founders. To just go straight to calling this “survivorship bias” might sound smart but I don’t think that really explains it. That’s an easy answer.
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3/ I’m reminded of this quote from Homer Simpson:pic.twitter.com/c0gnwIoY2L
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I agree but the challenge is to identify when you should not give up. Assuming you are tenacious, you might spend a whole lot on unpromising ideas/projects.
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Right- I’m not advocating being blindly and stupidly tenacious. There’s an art of quiting to master but that’s a whole other topic....
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