That's a nice addition. I feel it's especially useful when thinking about the actions of people higher up the hierarchy. I had many cases where I was super angry and frustrated, but once I talked with an executive or the CEO I understood much better. With time, I learned to give the benefit of the doubt and question my own interpretation of the situation.
I like the Hanlon's Razor quote. Since I learned not to take things personally and assume good intentions by default, my life as an engineering manager is much better.
Great tips guys. I have read it while I was reviewing many situations related to work scenarios where I performed this way or the other. There is so much value in this post! It really resonates with my experiences and gives me new perspectives to consider in my management style and keep improving.
We must learn to embrace software entropy.
Great post, guys!
Thank you Petar! 🙏
Really great and useful post!
Personally, I like to replace Hanlon’s Razor with it’s follow-up, Thompson’s Razor:
“Never attribute to stupidity that which is adequately explained by competence”
Often actions that seem stupid to us are actually very smart, it’s just that we are missing some parts of the bigger picture.
More importantly, it sets us up to be in a curious mental state, which is much healthier.
Thanks Gilad!
That's a nice addition. I feel it's especially useful when thinking about the actions of people higher up the hierarchy. I had many cases where I was super angry and frustrated, but once I talked with an executive or the CEO I understood much better. With time, I learned to give the benefit of the doubt and question my own interpretation of the situation.
I always enjoy your posts, Anton and Michał.
I like the Hanlon's Razor quote. Since I learned not to take things personally and assume good intentions by default, my life as an engineering manager is much better.
I still struggle with applying it, but it definitely helps :)
Thank you for the kind words Rafa!
Yes, it's really hard 😅
Thank you both for the great content!
Great tips guys. I have read it while I was reviewing many situations related to work scenarios where I performed this way or the other. There is so much value in this post! It really resonates with my experiences and gives me new perspectives to consider in my management style and keep improving.
Thanks for sharing!
Thank you Francisco! I'm glad it was valuable :)
Would always love to hear specific stories/situations where you applied it