We love holding onto what we know. It's part of our identity, right?
But here's something counterintuitive about that.
Sometimes the most valuable thing you can do is forget what you worked hard to learn and practiced for years.
Why? Because it just pays off.
Look at the younger people — the ones just starting out, building AI-first products, with fewer "that's how it works" assumptions baked in. They're moving fast with a slight smile on their face.
And us? With all our experience, we sometimes need to look hard at what we're holding and ask: what's worth keeping, and what's worth releasing?
I've never found it more worthwhile to let go of a lot of what I thought I knew about "how things are done."
P.S. Relearning can actually be fun — when you're not gripping too tight.
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