Early career years are painful.
You feel like an idiot 98% of the time - lost, confused and insecure.
I wish I had a cheat sheet of principles for my first job.
So I put one together.
Here are 20 things about building a career I wish I knew sooner:
Year/Month/Day makes sense because it narrows down from large time unit to small.
Day/Month/Year makes sense because it broadens out from small time unit to large.
The US convention, Month/Day/Year, makes no sense at all, is indefensible, and should be abandoned.