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<p>I'm studying technical leadership right now, out of necessity. <a href="https://www.inboxapp.com/">My
company</a> is growing, and too many startups
leave organizational matters in the chaos state until they're incredibly
difficult to fix. If we can start designing the organization how we want
it from the beginning, we can both make ourselves happier and more
effective right now and greatly ease our troubles down the line.</p>
<p>My friend <a href="http://mdzlog.alcor.net/">Matt Zimmerman</a> recommended me a
great book by Jerry Weinberg, <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/714344.Becoming_a_Technical_Leader">Becoming a Technical
Leader</a>.
Here's a gem from the book that resonated with me:</p>
<blockquote><p>There are many technical workers who enjoy wandering so much that,
like Alice in Wonderland, they don't much care where they go, so long
as they get somewhere. Computer programmers call this process
"hacking."</p></blockquote>
<p>This is an apt description of many of the hackers I know, who are happy
as long as the problem is technically interesting. But in order to
accomplish anything, we need to place the act and experience of hacking
within a system that directs what we're working on towards a goal.</p>
<p>More on this as the research and practical experience continue.</p>