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Handbook: fix a few stray miscategoried bullets (#4488)
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@ -63,11 +63,6 @@ Empathy leads to better understanding, better communication, and better decision
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- confusing error messages make people feel helpless, and can fill them with despair
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- error messages deserve to be good (it's worth it to spend time on them)
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- UI help text and labels deserve to be good (it's worth it to spend time on them)
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- simplify
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- prioritize simplicity: people crave mental space (in design, in collaboration)
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- reduce cognitive load via clarity, simpler words, fewer acronyms and idioms that might not translate
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- use fewer words (lots of text == lots of work)
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- but think fast, because i.e. "I would have written a shorter letter, but I did not have the time." -Blaise Pascal
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- hospitality
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- "be a helper" -mr rogers
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- think and say [positive things](https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2018/06/mr-rogers-neighborhood-talking-to-kids/562352/)
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@ -77,7 +72,7 @@ Empathy leads to better understanding, better communication, and better decision
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- be generous (go above and beyond; for example, the majority of the features Fleet releases [will always be free](https://fleetdm.com/pricing))
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- apply customer service principles to all users, even if they never buy Fleet
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- be our guest
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- legendary digital/human experience
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- legendary humanity
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### 🟠 Ownership
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@ -85,19 +80,21 @@ Empathy leads to better understanding, better communication, and better decision
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<!-- TODO: short preamble -->
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- take responsibility
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- think like an owner
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- work on things that matter (understand "why?")
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- be valuable (consider business impact)
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- think like an owner (consider business impact)
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- follow through on commitments (actions match your words)
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- fast forward 12 months, consider total cost of ownership (the eternity of maintenance)
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- own up to mistakes
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- understand why it matters (the goals of the work you are doing)
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- consider business impact (fast forward 12 months, consider total cost of ownership over the eternity of maintenance)
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- do things that don't scale, sometimes
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- be responsive
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- respond quickly, even if you can't take further action at that exact moment
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- when you disagree, give your feedback; then agree and commit, or disagree and commit anyway
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- prefer short calls to long, asynchronous back and forth discussions in Slack
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- procrastination is a symptom of not knowing what to do next (if you find yourself avoiding reading or responding to a message, schedule a Zoom call with the people you need to figure it out)
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- we win or lose together
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- think about the big picture, not just your team's goals
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- you're not alone in this - there's a great team of people able and happy to help
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- think about the big picture, beyond your individual team's goals
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- success == creating value for customers
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- you're not alone in this - there's a great community of people able and happy to help
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- don't be afraid to spend time helping users, customers, and contributors (including colleagues on other teams)
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- be proactive: ask other contributors how you can help, regardless who is assigned to what
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- get all the way done; help unblock team members and other contributors to deliver value <!-- TODO: (collaborate; help teammates see tasks through to completion) -->
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@ -122,21 +119,23 @@ Between overthinking and rushing, there is a [golden mean](https://en.wikipedia.
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- look before you leap (when facing a non-trivial problem, get perspective before you dive in; what if there is a simpler solution?) <!-- TODO: When facing a (non-trivial) problem, take a step back before diving into fixing it - put the problem back in context, think about the actual goal and not just the issue itself, sometimes the obvious solution misses the end goal, sometimes a simpler solution will emerge, or it may just confirm that the fix is the right one and you can go ahead with better confidence -->
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- move quickly
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- "everything is in draft"
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- avoid gold-plating
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- aim to deliver daily
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- move quicker than 90% of the humans you know
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- resist gold-plating; avoid bike-shedding
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- less is more
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- focus on fewer tasks at one time <!-- TODO: (By focusing on fewer tasks at once, we are able to get more done, and to a higher standard, while feeling more positive about our work in the process.) -->
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- "boring solutions"
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- avoid bikeshedding
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- bite off what you can chew
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- finish what you start, or at least throw it away loudly in case someone wants it
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- keep it simple (prioritize simplicity; people crave mental space in design, collaboration, and most areas of life)
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- reduce cognitive load via clarity, simpler words, fewer acronyms and idioms that might not translate
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- use fewer words (lots of text == lots of work)
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- as time allows ("I would have written a shorter letter, but I did not have the time." -Blaise Pascal)
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- make time for self-care
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- to help you bring your best self when communicating with others, making decisions, etc
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- consider taking a break or going for a walk
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- take time off; it is better to have 100% focus for 80% of the time than it is to have 80% focus for 100% of the time
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- think about how to best organize your day/work hours to fit your life and maximize your focus
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- legendary execution
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- legendary focus
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### 🔵 Objectivity
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@ -173,14 +172,15 @@ Between overthinking and rushing, there is a [golden mean](https://en.wikipedia.
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- be outsider-friendly, inclusive, and approachable
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- [use small words](http://www.paulgraham.com/writing44.html) so readers understand more easily
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- prioritize accessible terminology and simple explanations to provide value to the largest possible audience of users
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- avoid acronyms and idioms which might not translate
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- welcome contributions to your team's work, from people inside or outside the company
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- get comfortable letting others contribute to your domain
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- believe in everyone
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- write things down
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- "handbook first"
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- writing it down makes it real and allows others to read on their own time
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- writing it down makes it real and allows others to read on their own time (and in their own timezone)
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- never stop consolidating and deduplicating content (gradually, consistently, bit by bit)
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- candor
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- embrace candor
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- "short toes" (don't be afraid of stepping on toes)
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- don't be afraid to speak up (ask questions, be direct, and interrupt)
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- give pointed, respectful feedback <!-- (in the same way you would want to receive it) -->
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- build in the open
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- declassify with care (easier to overlook confidential info when declassifying vs. when changing something that is already public from the get-go)
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- [open source is forever](https://twitter.com/mikermcneil/status/1476799587423772674)
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- legendary transparency
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- legendary collaboration
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