What does getting it right the first time cost us?
Building in public has helped my practice grow by letting actual use inform the next decision. What do we lose when professionalism means nobody can see us revise?
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Making a living, becoming more myself, and questioning the expectations that get tangled up in both.
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I Had Never Done This Before. But I've Totally Done This Before.
JPACT was my first time addressing a regional committee as an independent resident. It was not my first time learning a complicated system, translating it under pressure, or performing confidence. I got my three minutes. What happened after taught me more.
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Why shouldn’t we reinvent the wheel?
We are taught not to reinvent the wheel because rebuilding is seen as wasteful. But if the system was designed for a world that no longer exists, taking it apart may be the most responsible thing we can do.
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Why do we only celebrate the underdog after they win?
We celebrate people for thinking differently once they succeed. I’m building in public because the uncertain middle matters too. The wrong turns, revisions, quiet stretches, and all.
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Why this exists
A resume tells you where someone was. It doesn't tell you what they did while they were there, or what it cost, or what they'd do differently.
