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16 Don'ts of Career Growth (yegor256.com)
9 points by amihaiemil on July 20, 2017 | hide | past | favorite | 3 comments



I'm actually not sure whether this is satire. There's a couple fair points there (read books, do open-source work, get out to seminars/etc), but the bulk of could be summed up as "be a sociopath that has no life beyond work." If you can sustain that sort of lifestyle and it looks appealing, good for you- without the connections and motivation you would have gained from being a human and helping those around you, you likely won't be able to do too much damage to the world. But more likely, you'll find yourself burned out and alone, struggling to get out of bed every morning so you don't lose your six-figure salary from WhateverCorp.

There's more to life than career, and there's a reason that most people are content with mid-level developer jobs that leave time for other things. Those people are the rational ones.


I agree with almost everything here... except for GTA point!


Agree about GTA, it helps to drain steam out and recharge batteries.




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