NeetCode@neetcode1
We really really need more people who think deeply about things.
I've always felt this way, but even more so now in the age of AI.
In school, most people are just looking to complete their assignments, get their code working, and then call it a day. I know I definitely did.
In the professional world, you have to be more careful, but the exact same pattern emerges. A feature is shipped, it satisfies the most basic requirements, and you're done.
But is it actually good? Is it useful? Did you really produce anything of value? Or are you just trying to check a box.
Not enough people are asking these questions, and that includes the biggest of tech companies - not to pick on Microsoft, but they shipped Github Copilot very early, and then later MS Copilot. Fantastic ideas, but they fell short, and that's the only reason a company like Cursor was able to exist in the first place.
And now, in 2026, it's never been easier to build things. But I would say that just makes it 10x harder to actually build value.
If you take the extra time to slow down and actually refine a solution, you unlock exponentially more value. Less and less people are doing this for some reason - well I think we know the reason, but still..
and for the record, I'm not saying I haven't ever fallen into this trap, but if I ever had any success in life it was only because I spent a little more time thinking about certain things, that most people overlooked. When I look at the most successful people, I think this is a consistent pattern that emerges
