* Some people will be hostile to you or your ideas. Maybe it will be personal, maybe not - but people can be ass-hats, so expect it. Don't waste a lot of energy on people who have no interest in exploring new ideas simply because they didn't come up with them.
* there's always something to learn. You know that, but you'll lose sight of it.
* look at the bigger picture, always
* don't be afraid to ask questions, as many as you need until you have the information you need.
* worry less about what you want, and more about doing the right thing for the customers you're building for. (In the end, there's a surprising amount of overlap...)
* 12 hour days might feel good, but they don't help in the longer term.
* you can't do it all yourself.
* you'll get paid more than you need to survive - so don't be an idiot with your money.
* talk to people. continue to talk to them after you are no longer required to interact with them regularly. Relationships are work, but they're important to your sanity and career.
* Those things you avoid because they're too hard? They're not really too hard, and that's not really what's stopping you. There's nothing wrong with failing.
* Those ideas you have? Do something with them. But one at a time, and make an active choice as to whether it's worth finishing.
* There will always be things that you want to do better. Don't let that stop you from shipping.
* Don't read comments. And for the love of FSM, don't reply to them.
* there's always something to learn. You know that, but you'll lose sight of it.
* look at the bigger picture, always
* don't be afraid to ask questions, as many as you need until you have the information you need.
* worry less about what you want, and more about doing the right thing for the customers you're building for. (In the end, there's a surprising amount of overlap...)
* 12 hour days might feel good, but they don't help in the longer term.
* you can't do it all yourself.
* you'll get paid more than you need to survive - so don't be an idiot with your money.
* talk to people. continue to talk to them after you are no longer required to interact with them regularly. Relationships are work, but they're important to your sanity and career.
* Those things you avoid because they're too hard? They're not really too hard, and that's not really what's stopping you. There's nothing wrong with failing.
* Those ideas you have? Do something with them. But one at a time, and make an active choice as to whether it's worth finishing.
* There will always be things that you want to do better. Don't let that stop you from shipping.
* Don't read comments. And for the love of FSM, don't reply to them.