Acronyms

AFAICT: as far as I can tell
AFAIK: as far as I know

ASAP: as soon as possible
e.g.: (latin) for example
FWIW: for what it's worth
IANAL: I am not a lawyer
IIRC: if I recall/remember correctly
IIUC: if I understand correctly
IMO: in my opinion
IMHO: in my honest opinion
IOW: in other words
i.e.: (latin) in other words
nit: short for "nitpick"; refers to a trivial suggestion such as style issues
PSA: public service announcement
WRT: with respect to

PTAL: Please take a[nother] look
TBR: To be reviewed
ToT: Tip of Tree
WIP: Work In Progress

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Manifest of manager

1. Always get the full story before making a decision.
2. It's incredibly easy to 'flip the switch' and start writing people off after a few bad experiences. Resist at all costs. You were bumbling once too. You made poor decisions. You learn and grow, and so does everybody else.
3. Sweep up the crumbs. Wipe the tables. Turn off the lights. Plug the holes that need plugging—even if it's menial, even if nobody will know you did it. Do it in service of the product, the company, and this wondrous, magical thing you are all building together.
4. Recognize you can't do everything. Close your eyes, fall backwards, and learn to trust.
5. Clearly, there is a more efficient way to do the things you do. How? Ponder that on your daily drive home.
6. Figure out which people rely on you and how you can help them be self-sufficient. You may feel important having a monopoly on salmon provisions, but if the whole village learns how to fish, it'll free you up to do something else. Like figuring out how to grow wheat. Or how to domesticate those cute wolf-pups.
7. Don't say anything if it's not actually contributing to the discussion. Your voice is not so melodious that it absolutely must be heard.
8. Making the best decision is not as important as putting in the right processes to ensure that the best decisions get made.
9. Dole out thanks and encouragement like you dole out opinions.
10. Above all, this: never, ever get in the way. It's better to twiddle your thumbs and squint up at the clouds than to obstruct progress for the sake of that stupid, childish thing called ego.

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