An Elegant Puzzle: Systems of Engineering Management

by Will Larson

If we acknowledge errors quickly, and cut our losses on bad decisions before burning ourselves out, then we can learn from our mistakes and improve.

This reminds me of the circuit breaker in Basecamp's ShapeUp ( https://basecamp.com/shapeup/2.2-chapter-08#the-circuit-breaker)

don’t treat growth as a foregone conclusion. Growth only comes from change, and that is something you can influence