http://blogs.msdn.com/steverowe/archive/2008/10/15/change-your-environment.aspxAs people grow in maturity in their jobs, the way they interact with their environment changes.&#160; I have had this discussion a few times during the recent review cycle so it's probably time to pass it along to a wider audience.&#160; As I see it,en-USCommunityServer 2.1 SP1 (Build: 61025.2)http://blogs.msdn.com/steverowe/archive/2008/10/15/change-your-environment.aspx#9001969Thu, 16 Oct 2008 19:33:26 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:9001969Neil C. Obremski<p>I *hope* I'm in stage 3 by this point, but I certainly remember being in stage 1. &nbsp;Right now I go into projects trying to embrace the existing tools (or finding ones which exist, if that's my task), but I also try to steer them in a way that makes sense to me.</p> <p>One thing I wonder about is if I would be able to convince my stage 1 self to do the same ...</p>