TechWorkRamblings

by Mike Kalvas

202206112313 Stop preening

Preening is the act of working on low-impact, high-visibility tasks (202204091039 Impact vs effort model of task value) that get you recognition without actual achievement. This is a viable strategy for short term maximization but won’t help long term (202109251140 Play long term-games).1


  1. Larson, W. (2021). Staff engineer: Leadership beyond the management track. https://staffeng.com/