{"id":2097,"date":"2007-02-16T10:46:00","date_gmt":"2007-02-16T16:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lordandrei.com\/blog\/?p=2097"},"modified":"2007-02-16T10:46:00","modified_gmt":"2007-02-16T16:46:00","slug":"why-fixing-yourself-is-very-hard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.lordandrei.com\/blog\/2007\/02\/16\/why-fixing-yourself-is-very-hard\/","title":{"rendered":"Why fixing yourself is very hard…"},"content":{"rendered":"

(the all famous, all pronouncing, all everything)<\/font><\/i> THEY say admitting you have a problem is half the battle.<\/p>\n

I thought about this this morning while working on code.<\/p>\n

I thought… well, admitting there is a problem is half the battle.
\nFinding the problem is half of what is left
\nIdentifying and understanding the specifics of the problem is half of what’s left
\nfinding the solution to the specific problem is half of what is left
\nimplementing the solution is half of what is left.
\nTesting that this was the right solution is half of what is left.
\nAccepting the change is half of what is left.
\nLeaving extra room for all the other problems you’ll need to fix once you’ve fixed this one.<\/p>\n

That’s right. Fixing yourself is hard because it is the ultimate Zeno’s Paradox<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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