Topic for May 13

Author: normanlorrain

docs/posts/2025/05/13/2025-05-13_think.webp

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 authors:
  - norm 
 
-grok: https://x.com/i/grok/share/5FUFI9HVs4xoR1DAzqDDulhfS
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-TODO (this is Grok, for inspiration. edit/clarify/expand)
+As a developer, have you noticed that you approach life differently than "normal" people? After all those years of training and career, do you think differently than how you used to?
 
-After years of training and possibly a decades-long career, do you think differently?
-
-Do you approach non-coding problems like code? 
-
-# Examples of Cognitive Changes
-## Decomposition  
-* Change: Breaking problems into parts, like modular code.  
-* Example: A developer plans a trip by optimizing flights and lodging like program functions.  
-
-Discussion Point: Does this streamline or overcomplicate planning?
-
-## Pattern Recognition  
-* Change: Coding involves spotting reusable patterns, like abstracting solutions.  
-
-* Example: A developer might streamline repetitive workplace tasks, like standardizing meeting agendas, akin to a code library.  
-
-Discussion Point: Does this skill help in non-technical trend-spotting?
-
-
-
-## Debugging Mindset  
-* Change: Systematic error-tracing from debugging.  
-* Example: A developer troubleshoots a faulty device methodically, like debugging code.  
-Discussion Point: Does this build resilience or lead to overthinking?
-# Discussion Prompts
-
-
-Are these shifts unique to coding?  
-
-Do they hinder intuition or teamwork?
+In other words, do you approach non-coding problems like code? 
 
+Some examples: 
 
+* Breaking problems into parts, like modular code:  e.g. you plan a trip by organising flights and hotels like modules.  
+* Spotting reusable patterns:  e.g. you standardise meeting agendas using templates.  
+* Debugging:   e.g. you troubleshoot a friend's wifi by methodically working from the edge to the ISP.  
 
+Are these shifts unique to coding?  Do they make life better or just annoy those around you?
 
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-![alt text](2025-05-13_image_filename.webp)
+![thinking](2025-05-13_think.webp)