All of what's written below is a full quote from the newsletter that I found amazing - more like a reminder to self. To read the entire article, please visit 5 Lessons I learned the hard way from 10+ years as a software engineer

Take ownership of your career

• Be visible to everyone at different levels. Share information to different teams if possible
• Document your work, join demos, give talks and share what you know

Communicate communicate

• What you know doesn't matter if you are working in a silo
• Be transparent with as many as possible; it builds trust
• Communicate with confidence about stuff you know and be honest about stuff you don't know
• Be open about issues you are facing. It's better to ask for help as early as possible

Be humble

• When joining a new team or company, behave like the noob and seek to understand the systems deeply. Don’t expect your new company to adapt to you
• Give good first impressions by focusing on quality and impact early rather than speed.
• Ask your team their problems and work to solve those, not your own.

Stay consistent

• Divide all work into chunks. Then divide it more. Each step will feel like progress and you won’t lose consistency.
• For long projects, document every key decision because they will come up again.

Have an opinion

• Telling others (especially leaders) that they’re wrong is hard but worth it
• Approach the discussion with a genuine desire to find the best solution.
• Use data and prototypes to back up your claims when the stakes are high.

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