# Getting Philosophical - How to Keep Your Best Programmers (Highlights) ![rw-book-cover|256](https://readwise-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/static/images/article3.5c705a01b476.png) ## Metadata **Cover**:: https://readwise-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/static/images/article3.5c705a01b476.png **Source**:: #from/readwise **Zettel**:: #zettel/fleeting **Status**:: #x **Authors**:: [[Getting Philosophical]] **Full Title**:: How to Keep Your Best Programmers **Category**:: #articles #readwise/articles **Category Icon**:: 📰 **Document Tags**:: #team-management **URL**:: [daedtech.com](https://daedtech.com/how-to-keep-your-best-programmers/) **Host**:: [[daedtech.com]] **Highlighted**:: [[2020-07-26]] **Created**:: [[2022-09-26]] ## Highlights - desire for autonomy, mastery, or purpose - check out [this video from RSA Animate](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6XAPnuFjJc) - the desire to control one’s own work, the desire to get better at things, and the desire to work toward some goal - Work on the narratives with the developers and refine them over the course of time.