Bruce sent me a pointer to this post, There is no spoon. I have to admit, I don't understand the spoon part. I suspect there's a reference to a move I haven't seen. (Fellow writers: be aware that many of your readers do not share your popular culture norms 🙂
But if you read past that, the message I hear is try some tricks. Adapt them. Make them your own. If they're effective, they'll work and keep working. I can live with that.
It’s a reference to “The Matrix”
Johanna, I can’t believe you haven’t seen The Matrix. Next thing you’ll be saying you haven’t seen The Princess Bride.
The final scene is better than the draft that Jeff used.
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SPOON BOY: Do not try to bend the spoon. That is impossible. Instead, only try to realize the truth.
NEO: What truth?
SPOON BOY: There is no spoon.
NEO: There is no spoon.
SPOON BOY: Then you will see that it is not the spoon that bends. It is only yourself.
😉 yes I know the reference might confuse I few people. But, I sorta like that.
Actually the real message behind the post is that best performing teams are prescriptive with their process – but rather that they adapt based on their context. The best way to control your design and development process is to understand that there is no process. The “trick-to-technique” thing was just a free idea in the post. 😉