Principles

The organizing logic behind the work — patterns that show up across projects rather than rules applied from outside.

  1. Rigor + Pragmatism

    The two sides are not in tension if the goal is not cleverness. Rigor keeps you honest about what you do not know; pragmatism keeps you honest about whose time you spend.

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  2. Systems thinking

    Before building anything, understand what is actually invariant and what is convention masquerading as constraint. Physics disciplines the habit; engineering rewards it.

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  3. Adoption over capability

    A system that requires people to change how they work in order to use it is a bet that your users will do the harder job. The measure is whether it gets used.

    1 project

  4. Invariants vs conventions

    Mass is conserved. Momentum has direction. Tuesday standups are not.

    1 project

  5. Translation

    The gap between what engineers can build and what decision-makers can act on is a systems problem, not a communication style.

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