Hi, I'm Gregory Brown.
My goal is to help software developers get better at what they do, whether they've been at it for five weeks or fifty years.
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It often feels to me like there is a world in which toxic interactions are the norm, a world in which they feel outrageous and out of place, and very small overlap between the two.
The good news is that for those who simply picked up bad habits by being in toxic environments, with a bit of practice and time spent in healthier environments, they can turn around 100% for the better. I've had that experience myself, and I've seen it countless times with others.
But the opposite is also true. You can get burned out and cynical if you try too hard to fix unhealthy environments.
And there are also environments in which toxic positivity is a thing. Those are sometimes the most insidious of all, and they're harder to spot. Usually you can pick up on them when everything said out in the open is friendly or kind, but there is a lot of back channel negativity, or other forms of unhealthy aggressive behavior that happen behind the scenes.
It's tough to find a perfect balance, but easy to tell when things are messed up and then search for greener pastures.
(And it's soooooo worth it.)
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It often feels to me like there is a world in which toxic interactions are the norm, a world in which they feel outrageous and out of place, and very small overlap between the two.
The good news is that for those who simply picked up bad habits by being in toxic environments, with a bit of practice and time spent in healthier environments, they can turn around 100% for the better. I've had that experience myself, and I've seen it countless times with others.
But the opposite is also true. You can get burned out and cynical if you try too hard to fix unhealthy environments.
And there are also environments in which toxic positivity is a thing. Those are sometimes the most insidious of all, and they're harder to spot. Usually you can pick up on them when everything said out in the open is friendly or kind, but there is a lot of back channel negativity, or other forms of unhealthy aggressive behavior that happen behind the scenes.
It's tough to find a perfect balance, but easy to tell when things are messed up and then search for greener pastures.
(And it's soooooo worth it.)