The Software Engineer Weekly

Be Selective About Opinions

The post argues that as professionals mature, they must become increasingly selective about whose advice they heed. Early‑career guidance is high‑signal because peers share similar contexts, but later in life divergent paths make most opinions low‑signal. The author uses a diving‑board metaphor to illustrate how the “flex” of external advice diminishes as personal trajectories lengthen. He also promotes Ferryman, an automation tool that eliminates manual cross‑posting, freeing time for higher‑leverage work.