Assign it as a research collection task to a junior dev and forget to follow up.
(Fr tho, auto doc frameworks and related instrumentation are easily worth weeks. I will fight your manager.)
I think he meant ‘first’ as in top-most, the one with the preemptive disclaimer.
Yourself. Time and resources you invest in yourself usually grant the highest returns in the long run.
Examples:
- When job hunting, prefer opportunities that give you more valuable experience when possible.
- While planning your schedule, give highest priority to activities that contribute to your physical and mental health.
- At the grocery store, choose fresh ingredients over the cheaper and easier premade options.
- When budgeting finances, pay yourself first by setting aside what you can for your future. If not yet possible, see 5.
- Invest in your continued education, which can include traditional credentialing such as degrees or certifications, but also online and night classes, or even self-guided study.
- Choose relationships and experiences over things. While things can temporarily improve lifestyle, relationships and experiences permanently expand the life you have lived.
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Septimaeus
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Habitually using your own machine for non-work tasks often lets you keep certain records of the research process which begat the work, even while the client/employer owns the work itself through SLA/NDA/AOI. This typically includes records contributing to general “personal expertise,” such as query history, bookmarks, generalized notes, and other non-proprietary information.
It also lends to an overall impression of professional sprezzatura when the client can only see a history of master strokes, without the nitty-gritty details of your autodidactic effort.