When I updated my company’s website, it crashed. One missing _ in the code caused a fatal error.
Thankfully, a WordPress update included a patch. I fixed it in two clicks.
The irony is that the plugin that crashed it also backed it up.
Some miniscule decisions have detrimental effects.
Eating chips once shouldn’t cause damage. But eating daily can compound into problems.
I ride a ‘97 Harley Davidson Sportster 1200. The highest probability of death for my age bracket is by car wreck. Speeding 60 mph feet from concrete and semis makes you view decisions differently.
Accelerating through a yellow light may not affect your life; it could also end it.
I saw a friend this week who was sentenced to 23 years in prison. One decision changed his life. He won his appeal and six years back.
Other decisions aren’t fatal. A lede’s typo can destroy credibility, even if it’s a great argument.
People are fallible. Errors have consequences. The Oakhurst Dairy workers’ contract cost the company $5 million because of an omitted comma.
Whether I’m writing an email or a report, I criticize every word. Blogging daily this month changed me. Using “very small” instead of tiny is a travesty.
Decisions could be negligible or cost millions. Either way, I will decide.