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Re-reading "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People". The 1st Habit - "Be Proactive" - reads differently when you're a product engineer, an AI engineer, or principal-ish on your team. It's not "take initiative". It's about where you choose to spend your attention.

20/5/26, 8:33 pm0 reposts1 like

IKcode | Igor Wnek

@ikcode.dev

20 May

Covey's distinction: Circle of Concern (everything you care about) vs Circle of Influence (what you can actually affect). Most engineers I know - drown in the Concern circle. Model news, org politics, every team's stack choices.

IKcode | Igor Wnek

@ikcode.dev

20 May

3/3 The proactive move is counterintuitive: shrink the Concern circle, expand the Influence one. AI engineer: stop chasing releases, ship the eval. Product engineer: stop reading the roadmap, talk to five users. Principal: pick the two places where you actually move the system. Sick! 💪🏻