What Kelsey Hightower thinks about ambition

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Self-taught software engineer, formerly a distinguished engineer at Google Cloud and one of the most visible voices in the Kubernetes community; retired from full-time work in 2023 and now advises and invests.

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3 Jun 2026

Our readingGoing slowly is a luxury: the busier you are, the more of your own life you have to pay somebody else to live for you.

Their wordsIt is a luxury to be able to afford to go slow because when you're really, really busy, you need an admin because you can't afford to book your own tickets. When you're really busy, you cannot afford to clean your own house.

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