Notes on individual psychology
At the beginning of 2024 I went down the rabbit hole of individual psychology. These are some notes from reading about that topic.
Adi Seredinschi
The gossip property in Tendermint
Why does the Tendermint algorithm require the gossip communication property? In its absence, the algorithm may never terminate due to the hidden lock problem.
Pilgrims and their Stewards
There is an analogy I stumbled upon recently. I found it insightful because it brings together two paths I’m treading on at the moment.
Expectation >< Motivation
Low expectations + high motivation seems to be a good formula for understanding that there isn't necessarily any contradiction between ambition and detachment.
Getting the basics right
If the basics are not covered, you can put on eng. teams all the 10x engineers you want, and it will still look like as if the team is barely treading water. When the basics are covered, it makes a world of difference.