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Fatal Exception: Hard Lessons in Soft Skills for Software Developers

12: Principles vs Philosophy: How to get the most out of an Opinionated Room

Do you find yourself your planning sessions get stuck in unending philosophical discussions? Everybody wants to do things the "right way" but they all disagree on what is right. At some point you have to bring the discussion to a close and start producing value. In this episode we talk about basing your decisions off of principles rather than philosophy. 

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