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To have the same result as componentDidMount() we can send an empty array. Knowing that an empty set does never change, the effect will run only once.

It doesn’t matter if you are making something for transit, for health care, or for dogs. By the time you make a digital product, you’re an expert in whatever the field is. That very expertise is what skews the insights you might have.

I should mention that this post is not intended as advice for improving productivity — I don’t want to pack doing more things into my life. I want to do a few things well, and with directed intentions instead of constantly filling my time with consumption. These are some intentional steps towards human time.