Self-Reflection as an Underrated Developer Skill

Self-Reflection Is an Under-rated Developer Skill

My engineer today: "I think my mindset is bad."
He was genuinely worried because he disagreed with a colleague on priorities.

I told him the opposite.
That level of self-reflection is what makes him a great teammate.

A team where everyone has the same personal values is a fragile team.
It's a bug, not a feature.

The goal isn't to get everyone to think the same, its to agree on a small set of shared values on how to disagree and commit.

This article was originally published on https://craftengineer.com/. It was written by a human and polished using grammar tools for clarity.
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