Know when to leave

Don’t spoil a perfectly good program by overembellishment and overrefinement. 

Move on, and let your code stand in its own right for a while. It may not be perfect.

Don’t worry: it could never be perfect.

• If you're together in the same place, you have something in common. If we can be aware that others also feel uncomfortable, we can think about what we can do to make them feel comfortable with us.
• Ask people how they know the host or how they got ...

Consider where you will draw the line. For example, can you only manage to talk on the phone with your parents once a month? Every day?

If a conversation is not fruitful, know when you need to break or walk away to prevent you from getting angry and intensifying the discus...