Finally, signing your work well is a practice, not an epiphany. Clarify whom your work is for and what change it must produce; then hone a small set of standards you will not compromise. Write things down so others can repeat and improve them. Serve real users early and often. Teach what you learn, because knowledge shared magnifies impact. Consider the quiet heroism of a nurse who adapts a checklist and cuts infections on her unit; as Atul Gawande notes, such simple discipline saves lives (The Checklist Manifesto, 2009). Over time, these choices braid into a recognizable hand. And as Hildegard suggests, that hand is the signature you will leave in the world. [...]
