The Importance of Identity Based Habits in Tech

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I think one of the things that James Clear really mentioned is, you know, identity based habits. One of the ways to stick to our goals and to be able to actually improve is to align them with our identity. And I think this is what we see in organizations, right? This is where like, if it's about, hey, I'm the athlete and therefore I exercise every day,. You build up a whole set of identity based habits that you want to have and you align with your identity.

Eiso and Jason discuss how engineering leaders can fall into the trap of midwit thinking (the infamous bell curve meme) where they have a surface level understanding of complex topics and use buzzwords to sound knowledgeable.

Why do managers become overly obsessed with specific tools? Why do companies encourage this behavior? What should leaders really be focusing on? Listen and find out!

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