Social Environment

The article describes a developer’s career as shaped by the five developers they spend the most time with. The practical exercise is to audit the previous 30 days of calendar and social time by whether each person increases or decreases goal likelihood. A group stuck in complaining and blaming can pull an individual into the same pattern. Some friends can act as anchors even if they are not malicious. The article recommends reducing contact with people who decrease goal likelihood and spending more time with people who increase it.