The best high-GI food I have found is Welch's fruit snacks. They are superior to glucose tablets: (1) Can be swallowed whole quickly and easily, or dissolved by saliva. (2) More concentrated, so you can pocket or pack more glucose in less space. (3) Can be compressed in a pocket or backpack without turning to powder that leaks everywhere. A packet of fruit snacks is 17 g of carbohydrate, which is small enough to catch moderate crashes and large enough when doubled to catch major crashes.
In 2020, the Amazon Principal Engineer community added a ninth tenet. Much effort went into crafting the new tenet, as was the case with the others. The new tenet may be my favorite of them all.
LEAD WITH EMPATHY
Principal Engineers shape an inclusive engineering culture where others are heard, feel respected, and are empowered. We are conscious of how our words and demeanor impact others, especially those with less influence; we take responsibility for that impact, intentional or otherwise. Our work builds productive relationships across teams and disciplines, and across a wide range of life experiences.
Simpler, yes, in the sense that just one instrument (the soloist) would have to play notes they were not prepared to play. But a concerto (typically a long piece for one or more solo instruments accompanied by orchestra) showcases the solo instrument, both by exposing it and by demanding much from the soloist’s technique and interpretive powers. It’s a shorter order for the orchestra to adapt than for the soloist to do so.
It only applies to procedural knowledge, of course, but there’s a similarity here between “teaching it to a toddler” and writing a program that does it. I often find huge gaps in my domain knowledge and understanding, not while I’m composing a readme up front but while I’m writing code.
This calls to mind the office scene in Neal Stephenson’s Snow Crash in which Y.T.’s mother reads a directive from her employer. She self-consciously scrolls through the dull text — aware of her employer’s automated surveillance system as she does so — pausing and returning to an earlier section of the text to create the impression of careful reading.