Category Archives: tweets

If everything people do o…

@apokzen: If everything people do or think is wrong they stop trying to be right. Choose your battles, and your demands. Demoralized people lose hope.

If you are directing prog…

@apokzen: If you are directing programmers then your goal should be to motivate them to do amazing things. Be careful that you do not to the opposite.

How do you affect the peo…

@apokzen: How do you affect the people you depend on? The truth can strengthen or poison with only your words making the difference. Speak carefully.

The subconscious is the m…

@apokzen: The subconscious is the mapreduce of the mind. Embrace that part of yourself, learn to harness its creativity, and you’ll ever have options.

Sometimes it’s hardest to…

@apokzen: Sometimes it’s hardest to find fault in yourself. Listen to what people are trying to tell you, even when it’s not what you want to hear.

When your newest tool is …

@apokzen: When your newest tool is a screwdriver is not the time to gouge X’s into all of your nails. Use what’s best, even if it’s not what’s new.

The easiest way to do a f…

@apokzen: The easiest way to do a fantastic job… is to try do a fantastic job. The easiest way to do a Terrible job… Is to try to to do just ok.

Ask yourself, often, what…

@apokzen: Ask yourself, often, what the worst possible thing that could possibly happen is. Never ignore the answer, no matter how laughable it seems.

Not knowing how is a terr…

@apokzen: Not knowing how is a terrible reason not to do something. It might, however, be the best possible reason to do that very thing. Be brave.

If you wonder why it’s so…

@apokzen: If you wonder why it’s so hard starting. Just Start. Sometimes all that is lacking is momentum. Next steps become obvious after last steps.