"Never Just Remember How to Do Something, Understand How It Works"

Whenyou know how to do something, you have a skill. When you understandhow something works, you can alter that knowledge and adapt it foryour best uses. This gives you confidence and the ability to grow.

It's also the best piece of advice developer Matrin Rue received from his grandfather. He explains its importance:

Ifyou simply remember how to do something, then all you can do is useit the same way over and over, but if you understand how it works,you can reason about it. Once you can reason about something in yourmind you can contemplate why it is the way it is, you can apply yourentire creative mind to making the most of it, and you can implementand question improvement – you own it intellectually.

Informationonly gets you so far. Learn how things work and you can expand uponthem infinitely.