Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting
I just spent an hour trying to get to the bottom of this new issue a customer pointed out in one of my templates. No matter what I tried, things I googled, or obscenities typed at ChatGPT, I couldn’t figure it out.
Turned out to be a few lines of conflicting code from another update that — you guessed it — I didn’t realize was a problem when I added it. I shudder to think about the number of self-made problems I’ve made for myself, and that we each face on a daily basis. Some takeaways from this not-so-rare occurrence:
Always, always, always double-check the simple fixes before going super deep into troubleshooting mode.
Assume that something is either a misunderstanding or missing context before blaming anyone but yourself.
Problems are opportunities for improvement, hiding behind a bit of ingenuity, time, and hard work.
I just spent an hour trying to get to the bottom of this new issue a customer pointed out in one of my templates. No matter what I tried, things I googled, or obscenities typed at ChatGPT, I couldn’t figure it out.
Turned out to be a few lines of conflicting code from another update that — you guessed it — I didn’t realize was a problem when I added it. I shudder to think about the number of self-made problems I’ve made for myself, and that we each face on a daily basis. Some takeaways from this not-so-rare occurrence:
Always, always, always double-check the simple fixes before going super deep into troubleshooting mode.
Assume that something is either a misunderstanding or missing context before blaming anyone but yourself.
Problems are opportunities for improvement, hiding behind a bit of ingenuity, time, and hard work.
I just spent an hour trying to get to the bottom of this new issue a customer pointed out in one of my templates. No matter what I tried, things I googled, or obscenities typed at ChatGPT, I couldn’t figure it out.
Turned out to be a few lines of conflicting code from another update that — you guessed it — I didn’t realize was a problem when I added it. I shudder to think about the number of self-made problems I’ve made for myself, and that we each face on a daily basis. Some takeaways from this not-so-rare occurrence:
Always, always, always double-check the simple fixes before going super deep into troubleshooting mode.
Assume that something is either a misunderstanding or missing context before blaming anyone but yourself.
Problems are opportunities for improvement, hiding behind a bit of ingenuity, time, and hard work.