Learning from History

05/06/2008

There is a very wise saying that “those who refuse to learn from history are doomed to repeat it.” And this isn’t just about elections and what America learned about the Clinton’s the first time around. Seriously, I am not interested in learning that lesson again. This lesson of history though is not limited to events that are worthy of history books. I am thinking more specifically about web design, development and workflow.

How many times do we finally figure something out and promise to remember it forever, only to forget it because we don’t use it again immediately? Probably way too often. However, the smart ones, remember because they take the time to write it down. The accumulation of writing things down soon becomes a library and that library becomes a repository of good solutions and an effective workflow. This leads to expanded skills and increased efficiency, which then translate into better results for the client.

There are simply too many things to learn and to remember to waste time learning things twice. Make a note of that.