# Don't End the Week With Nothing ![rw-book-cover](https://readwise-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/static/images/article4.6bc1851654a0.png) URL:: https://training.kalzumeus.com/newsletters/archive/do-not-end-the-week-with-nothing Author:: training.kalzumeus.com ## Highlights > Prefer Working On Things You Can Show One of the reasons developers have embraced OSS so much is because it gives you portable capital between companies: if your work is sitting on Github, even if you leave one job, you can take it with you to your next job. > If you cannot build things you can show at work, you should build things you can show outside of work. > Prefer To Work Where People Can See You > You don't have to optimize for "sexy" projects. You know, sexy projects: I don't know how to describe them but I know it when I see it. Most engineering work isn't intrinsically sexy. I would, however, optimize for impact and visibility. > Prefer To Work On Things You Can Keep > Just don't end the week with nothing. --- Title: Don't End the Week With Nothing Author: training.kalzumeus.com Tags: readwise, articles date: 2024-01-30 --- # Don't End the Week With Nothing ![rw-book-cover](https://readwise-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/static/images/article4.6bc1851654a0.png) URL:: https://training.kalzumeus.com/newsletters/archive/do-not-end-the-week-with-nothing Author:: training.kalzumeus.com ## AI-Generated Summary None ## Highlights > Prefer Working On Things You Can Show One of the reasons developers have embraced OSS so much is because it gives you portable capital between companies: if your work is sitting on Github, even if you leave one job, you can take it with you to your next job. > If you cannot build things you can show at work, you should build things you can show outside of work. > Prefer To Work Where People Can See You > You don't have to optimize for "sexy" projects. You know, sexy projects: I don't know how to describe them but I know it when I see it. Most engineering work isn't intrinsically sexy. I would, however, optimize for impact and visibility. > Prefer To Work On Things You Can Keep > Just don't end the week with nothing.