All my adult life I've felt drawn to ask long-married couples how they were able to stay together. All of them said the same thing: "We worked hard at it.
Apologies are not pass/fail.
I'm sorry. It's my fault. How do I make it right?
Sometimes, all you have to do is ask.
Never lose the child-like wonder. It’s just too important. It’s what drives us. Help others.
Remember how quickly our field [computer science] changes. That's why you want to focus on learning things that don't change: how to work well with other people, how to carefully assess a client's real - as opposed to perceived - needs, and things like that.