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The 5 Most Famous Laws in The World

1. Dunning-Kruger Law:
Stupid people think they're smart. Smart people doubt themselves. The less you know, the more confident you are.

2. Parkinson's Law:
Work expands to fill the time available, so longer deadlines often lead to slower completion.

3. Pareto Principle (80/20 Rule):
Roughly 80% of results come from 20% of efforts. Focus on the few things that actually matter.

4. Hanlon's Razor:
People aren't trying to hurt you, they're just being careless. That person who didn't text back? They forgot, not ignoring you.

5. Peter's Law:
Good workers become bad managers. Being great at your job doesn't mean you'll be great at the next level.

And I would add

6. Murphy's Law:
Anything that can go wrong, will, when you least expect and can't afford.

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John Timaeus Feb 1

@MorpheusB

Chesterton's Fence: Just because you don't understand why it's there doesn't mean it isn't essential.

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ティージェーグレェ

Thanks for that. Chesteron's Fence and Peter's Law were unfamiliar to me.

Admittedly, as I look back on my career, I remember being asked why I didn't apply for a CTO position and maybe some internal awareness of Peter's Law was partially what caused me to abstain from pursuing such responsibilities?

Maybe that was an error on my part and I should have pursued a more upward trajectory? I have had so many awful experiences with managers and bosses that I have never wanted to become such a person myself.

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John Timaeus Feb 1

@teajaygrey @MorpheusB

Not being in management isn't a fail. In many ways, it's a win.

I used to do management -- I'll be immodest and admit I was freaking good at it. I built teams that outperformed other companies by several sigmas.

But then it became about being in meetings and fulfilling short-term shareholder needs, while never being allowed a day off.

I've been offered a path back into management at least five times in the last five years. I'll stay at the productive level, building and teaching -- I don't need employees to feel important.