Matt Ringel, writing on blogs.akamai.com:
When I was a wee little New Hire at my current employer, one of the things that came up a lot was the “15 minute rule.” That is, if you’re stuck on a problem, take a solid 15 minutes to bash your brain against it in whatever manner you see fit. However, if you still don’t have an answer after 15 minutes, you must ask someone. I shorten this down to “You must try, and then you must ask.”
It’s so rare that I read a piece of programming or workplace advice and agree with it fully.
This is one.
(via news.yc)