Two of the behaviors listed in this article are closely related to one another and resonate strongly with my background. In Montessori, we have a practice called "friendliness with error". This means that mistakes are teaching moments and should not be viewed in a negative manner. This closley ties in with absorbing criticism with ease. If one can acknowledge mistakes without being defensive, learning from that situation will come much more quickly than deflecting criticism. The third tenet that I found relateable is the one about skipping meetings. Often times I found myself thinking about all he actual work I could have done had I not gone to school staff meetings. If you're going to call a meeting, you should have at least one item that MUST be attened to and decided upon.
Making a check list seems redundant sometimes when it pertains to everyday activities that you're accustomed to doing. However, they can be quite helpful, even for veterans of whatever activity needs a list. I made excruciatingly detailed lists for each lesson I gave when I was a teacher, and I would still skim them before giving them, 6 years after I began because I had experienced times when I had forgotten a key component of the lesson which confused the child. While a computerized list is helpful when executing the same tasks everyday, writing a list by hand is an even more helpful way of commiting things to memory, but it doesn't make your list obselete, you should still refer to it. It's satisfying to cross something off your list. Throughout Turing, I'm sure lists will be a major part of my routine, but I expect they'll be around after, and not just pertaining to coding. Balancing personal life and a new career is hard. It's nice to have a cheat sheet with reminders.