I was reading though thinking that only a few of these were dumb.
I wondered if it was a reference to Dumb Ways to Die, but thought that was a bit obscure for a reference. Turns out, apparantly not.
I think if I had have gone to all that work to write this list I would have given each one a dumbness score to communicate that circumstances are not equal.
Yep, if you are going to leave a project as leader, either see if someone else wants to take over or leave a note that the project isn't being updated.
If you are really motivated, leave instructions on how someone else can pick up were you left off even if it is just an email address others can reach out to.
>The Melbourne Metro safety campaign this post is named after closes with “be safe around trains,” which is more actionable than anything I’ve got.
so, just be safe about it, i guess.
I was reading though thinking that only a few of these were dumb.
I wondered if it was a reference to Dumb Ways to Die, but thought that was a bit obscure for a reference. Turns out, apparantly not.
I think if I had have gone to all that work to write this list I would have given each one a dumbness score to communicate that circumstances are not equal.
> a bit obscure for a reference
one of the most viral videos from 2012 is obscure?
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The key term is "responsible sunsetting".
Yep, if you are going to leave a project as leader, either see if someone else wants to take over or leave a note that the project isn't being updated.
If you are really motivated, leave instructions on how someone else can pick up were you left off even if it is just an email address others can reach out to.
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