I always did something I was a little not ready to do. I think that's how you grow. When there's that moment of 'Wow, I'm not really sure I can do this,' and you push through those moments, that's when you have a breakthrough.
If you're the smartest person in the room, you're in the wrong room.
Do something youre not ready to do. In the worst case, youll learn your limitations.
People are more productive when they're alone, but they're more collaborative and innovative when they're together.
Innovation is born from the interaction between constraint and vision.
If you push through that feeling of being scared, that feeling of taking risk, really amazing things can happen.
You have to ruthlessly prioritize.
Success is never getting to the bottom of your to-do list.
You can't have everything you want, but you can have the things that really matter to you.
It is wonderful to work in an environment with a lot of smart people. It challenges you to think and work on a different level. If you play with better players, you learn a lot: perspectives, intellectual arguments, new ways of thinking about things.
New beginnings – professional, personal, or come what may – are always uncomfortable, but being open to them is the only way to grow. In the end, we are all capable of so much more than we think.
I think the most interesting thing is what happens next.
People ask me all the time: 'What is it like to be a woman at Google?' I'm not a woman at Google, I'm a geek at Google. And being a geek is just great. I'm a geek, I like to code, I even like to use spreadsheets when I cook.
Creativity thrives best when constrained.
If you can find something that you're really passionate about, whether you're a man or a woman comes a lot less into play. Passion is a gender-neutralizing force.
I love technology, and I don't think it's something that should divide along gender lines.
Geeks are people who love something so much that all the details matter.
I definitely think what drives technology companies is the people; because in a technology company it's always about what are you going to do next.
This is one of my favorites. People think of creativity as this sort of unbridled thing, but engineers thrive on constraints. They love to think their way out of that little box: 'We know you said it was impossible, but we're going to do this, this, and that to get us there.'
I realized in all the cases where I was happy with the decision I made, there were two common threads: Surround myself with the smartest people who challenge you to think about things in new ways, and do something you are not ready to do so you can learn the most.
I always did something I was a little not ready to do. I think that's how you grow.
I’m not a pro, but I know enough to be dangerous.
I have a theory that burnout is about resentment. And you beat it by knowing what it is you're giving up that makes you resentful.
Your rhythm is what matters to you so much that when you miss it you're resentful of your work...So find your rhythm, understand what makes you resentful, and protect it.
Beyond basic mathematical aptitude, the difference between good programmers and great programmers is verbal ability.
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