Of all these 33 tips, one really quite sticks out to me: Provide skills, not just finished technologies. In the same vein as 'Give a man a fish, and he'll eat for a day. Teach a man to fish and he'll be fed his wh*** life..' There's simply not much use in just fixing somebody's problem for them; especially when similar, or even brand-new, problems are likely to arise which would leave that person helpless and unprepared (unless of course you're there to fix it, again.. But how tiresome would that get?...) It is infinitely more effective to empower people to do for themselves. Encourage the ability and confidence to problem-solve in any situation, no matter how daunting. Build toward self-reliance and self-sufficiency. Nurse the achievement of an epic win =) You can't go on meeting every problem hoping that somebody is going to drop a solution into your lap. People need to learn and know what they're capable of, rather than just waiting for aide to arrive.
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