Rusty Russell on Nostr: What this feels like is hard to put into words. Once you have an idea, you have to ...

What this feels like is hard to put into words. Once you have an idea, you have to code it. Whether it's a fix or a new solution, the urge to make it extant is incredibly powerful.

I've heard writers describe a kind of animal spirit that takes over them and forces their words into the page. This is the closest I relate to: it's almost painful for me to discuss a technical problem without itching to write up the solution I've found.

I had a junior colleague at a large company get admonished once for solving a problem "which had been assigned to someone else" (and had been for weeks). I get that from an organizational POV but: these are not your people, time to move on.

Also, time is limited, and deciding when and where to unleash this ability is the secret to being a functional (and happy!) being.