When you have a nail in your eye, everything looks like a nail
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When you have a nail in your eye, everything looks like a nail
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Re: When you have a nail in your eye, everything looks like a nail
#2That was hilarious but rather profound at the same time. Interestingly, I was going to write on a similar topic in the next few weeks or so, but from a different angle. I may still do it.
Re: When you have a nail in your eye, everything looks like a nail
#3I really, needed to read these exact words this morning. Thank you to the author. Now time to refocus!
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#4Great read!
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#5Great post. Now off to write some software that can track when I'm focusing too much on the technology!
Re: When you have a nail in your eye, everything looks like a nail
#6Hmm, this touched a bizarre chord for me, particularly "noodling too far down a technological rabbit hole".
Due to obsessing over the fact that the code you write today may get discarded tomorrow (even worse, it may need to be maintained!), I spend my time working on my rapid application development framework, in order to mitigate the cost of making the wrong thing. This obviously creates a distinct lack of making the right thing.
Coincidentally my framework is called Noodles...
Re: When you have a nail in your eye, everything looks like a nail
#7As I often say, a mixed metaphor is worth two in the bush.
Seriously, though, as I keep watching the startup community, what I want to tell every wannabe technical founder is to find a business partner. There are a zillion businesspeople out there with real, valuable problems who lack the technical skill to implement their solution. Those have a far better chance of success than cobbling together something from the set of problems visible to a 22 year old CS student.
Re: When you have a nail in your eye, everything looks like a nail
#8"How can he see he's got flies in his eyes if he's got flies in his eyes?"
Re: When you have a nail in your eye, everything looks like a nail
#9When you have a nail in your eye, chances are you can still see fine with your other eye.
Source: I only have one functioning eye and I’m a designer. (No nail in my eye though, so I can’t be sure)
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#10This article along with the vapid "comments" on here epitomizes how this site is full of idiots now.