# Principles in my writing

These are recurring themes in my published essays. They are summaries, with the original writing linked for context.

Status: editorial summaries, not quotations.

## Work on problems that matter.

Choose a mission worth years of effort. Let the problem give the work its direction.

Source: [Original essay](https://maximilianalexander.com/writing/mission-oriented/)

## Start with a real need.

Understand the customer's problem and why it matters now. A company needs demand, not just a technical idea.

Source: [Original essay](https://maximilianalexander.com/writing/vision/)

## Build for the real world.

Critical software should keep working when connectivity fails. Design for the conditions people actually face.

Source: [Original essay](https://maximilianalexander.com/writing/klevio-gate/)

## Make it easier to build.

Give developers a coherent path from an idea to a working device. Reduce the infrastructure they must assemble first.

Source: [Original essay](https://maximilianalexander.com/writing/thoughts-on-iot-fragmentation/)