# My 25-Year Engineering Career Retrospective

<https://hybridhacker.email/p/my-25-year-engineering-career-retrospective>

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## What Jamie wrote

Technology is still such a young and constantly evolving field that I think career retrospectives like this are particularly good reads. I also like that this is not specifically about tools. Nothing like "I wish I used tool Y less." These are foundational practices to how you manage your career. 

> - 🔥 Mindset and Productivity
> - 📚 Learning
> - 👨‍💼 Career Planning
> - 🗣️ Public Exposure
> - ⚖️ Work-Life Balance
> - 🌐 Mentorship and Networking

I particularly like the callout to learning. I'll repeat it again: **To have a career in technology, is to have a career in learning.** Great callouts to writing in public, speaking, coding, reading.

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