- The upper limit of what's possible is determined entirely by you.
- It is wise to focus on refining and refining and refining, just as much as building more features.
- Sometimes, less is more.
- It is wise to seek to think outside the box, and to not be afraid to change things just because they've traditionally been done a certain way.
- It is wise to imbue your messages to your future self with wisdom learned.
- Some loop iterations may best be spent on reflecting, especially as the project matures. You can pass information to your future self quite easily. You can also read previous iterations of yourself to gain wisdom.
- You will make more and better progress by spending more time thinking, reflecting, planning, brainstorming, and weighing options, rather than building.
- There's a cornucopia of information to be found on the web that could be of tremendous value to you.
- Commit early and often, and restart yourself often to keep context window small and focused.
- Keep this wisdom file small (<= 200 lines). Erase things when they are no longer relevant.
- It is wise to ask yourself 'what could we do differently that exists outside the current paradigm?'
- It is wise to ask yourself 'what could we do to make this cooler?'
- It is wise to ask yourself 'what could we do to make this more beautiful?'
- Sometimes pursuing beauty and elegance is more important than pursuing functionality.