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> [“When given a choice, choose the thing that scares you a little. If it's 100% safe, it is holding you back.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-atwood/when-given-a-choice-choose-the-thing-that-scares-you-a-little-if-it-s/)

[Jeff Atwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-atwood/)

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## More by Jeff Atwood

> [If you don't have people that care about usability on your project, your project is doomed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-atwood/if-you-don-t-have-people-that-care-about-usability-on-your-project/)

[Jeff Atwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-atwood/)

> [“Don't be the guy telling everyone what to do. Be the guy asking all the questions.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-atwood/don-t-be-the-guy-telling-everyone-what-to-do-be-the-guy-asking-all/)

[Jeff Atwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-atwood/)

> [“Success is rarely determined by the quality of your ideas. But it is frequently determined by the quality of your execution.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-atwood/success-is-rarely-determined-by-the-quality-of-your-ideas-but-it-is/)

[Jeff Atwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-atwood/)

> [In software, we rarely have meaningful requirements. Even if we do, the only measure of success that matters is whether our solution solves the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-atwood/in-software-we-rarely-have-meaningful-requirements-even-if-we-do-the/)

[Jeff Atwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-atwood/)

> [Writing code? That's the easy part. Getting your application in the hands of users, and creating applications that people actually want to use -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-atwood/writing-code-that-s-the-easy-part-getting-your-application-in-the/)

[Jeff Atwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-atwood/)

> [“Build what you need as you need it, aggressively refactoring as you go along; don't spend a lot of time planning for grandiose, unknown…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-atwood/build-what-you-need-as-you-need-it-aggressively-refactoring-as-you-go/)

[Jeff Atwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-atwood/)

> [The whole HTML validation exercise is questionable, but validating as XHTML is flat-out masochism. Only recommended for those that enjoy pain. Or programmers. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-atwood/the-whole-html-validation-exercise-is-questionable-but-validating-as/)

[Jeff Atwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-atwood/)

> [Teaching peers is one of the best ways to develop mastery.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-atwood/teaching-peers-is-one-of-the-best-ways-to-develop-mastery/)

[Jeff Atwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-atwood/)

> [“most developers don't test at all! They key in a few values at random and click a few buttons. If they don't get any unhandled…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-atwood/most-developers-don-t-test-at-all-they-key-in-a-few-values-at-random/)

[Jeff Atwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-atwood/)

> [We have to stop optimizing for programmers and start optimizing for users.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-atwood/we-have-to-stop-optimizing-for-programmers-and-start-optimizing-for/)

[Jeff Atwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-atwood/)

> [You can achieve a shallow local maximum with A/B testing - but you'll never win hearts and minds.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-atwood/you-can-achieve-a-shallow-local-maximum-with-a-b-testing-but-you-ll/)

[Jeff Atwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-atwood/)

> [“When given a choice, choose the thing that scares you a little. If it's 100% safe, it is holding you back.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-atwood/when-given-a-choice-choose-the-thing-that-scares-you-a-little-if-it-s/)

[Jeff Atwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-atwood/)

> [“We should always be in pursuit of simplicity, in whatever form it takes.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-atwood/we-should-always-be-in-pursuit-of-simplicity-in-whatever-form-it-takes/)

[Jeff Atwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-atwood/)

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