“Clever” applied to designs or code is a bad word. Compliments include: “simple” or “dumb”.

A framework for clearly answering questions and making your manager love you.

Precise names lead to clearer designs. E.g., “we” referring strictly to people.

Having two pairs of eyes on all destructive changes to prod reduces manual error.

Systematically enumerate dependencies and failure modes. Prevent, mitigate, or accept them.