How to Stop Sucking and Be Awesome Instead Quotes

“Don't be the guy telling everyone what to do. Be the guy asking all the questions.”
― Jeff Atwood, How to Stop Sucking and Be Awesome Instead

“We should always be in pursuit of simplicity, in whatever form it takes.”
― Jeff Atwood, How to Stop Sucking and Be Awesome Instead

“Being an expert isn't telling other people what you know. It's understanding what questions to ask, and flexibly applying your knowledge to the specific situation at hand. Being an expert means providing sensible, highly contextual direction.”
― Jeff Atwood, How to Stop Sucking and Be Awesome Instead

“In my experience, the more isolated the developers, the worse the resulting end product. It”
― Jeff Atwood, How to Stop Sucking and Be Awesome Instead

“even Mozart, who was a musical prodigy at age four, took 13 more years before he began to produce world-class music. The”
― Jeff Atwood, How to Stop Sucking and Be Awesome Instead

“If you do not trust your people, you will not get their whole-hearted effort and you will not capitalize on the enormous creative potential of cohesive and motivated teamwork. It”
― Jeff Atwood, How to Stop Sucking and Be Awesome Instead

“Reading self-help advice from other people, however well-intentioned, is no substitute for getting your own damn work done. The”
― Jeff Atwood, How to Stop Sucking and Be Awesome Instead

“Obviously we want to succeed. But on some level, success is irrelevant, because the process is inherently satisfying. Waking”
― Jeff Atwood, How to Stop Sucking and Be Awesome Instead

“That's not to say that all software project management books are crap. Just most of them. One of the few that I've found compelling enough to finish is Johanna Rothman's “Behind Closed Doors: Secrets of Great Management.” She co-wrote it with Esther Derby.”
― Jeff Atwood, How to Stop Sucking and Be Awesome Instead

“The proper monitoring attitude is not to be distrustful, but instead, to show interest in their work.”
― Jeff Atwood, How to Stop Sucking and Be Awesome Instead

“most developers don't test at all! They key in a few values at random and click a few buttons. If they don't get any unhandled exceptions, that code is ready for QA!”
― Jeff Atwood, How to Stop Sucking and Be Awesome Instead

“Writing code? That's the easy part. Getting your application in the hands of users, and creating applications that people actually want to use—now that's the hard stuff.”
― Jeff Atwood, How to Stop Sucking and Be Awesome Instead