TechWorkRamblings

by Mike Kalvas

202308271610 Quarry workers' creed

We who cut mere stones must always be envisioning cathedrals

An old saying of uncertain providence. Mentioned in Cal Newport's Deep Work and David Thomas and Andrew Hunt's The Pragmatic Programmer.1 This saying symbolizes the compounding effect of simple actions taken over a long period of time.


  1. Thomas, D., & Hunt, A. (2019). The pragmatic programmer, 20th anniversary edition: Journey to mastery (Second edition) (pp. xvii). Addison-Wesley.