--- title: Let it go, let it go, let it go | daily.dev description: A reflection on a subtle form of micromanagement that often goes unnoticed: the habit of saying 'I would've done it differently' even when giving teams full... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/vrb1rbm08 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Let it go, let it go, let it go | daily.dev og:description: A reflection on a subtle form of micromanagement that often goes unnoticed: the habit of saying 'I would've done it differently' even when giving teams full... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/vrb1rbm08 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/vrb1Rbm08.png og:image:alt: Post cover image og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Let it go, let it go, let it go **[The Dev Craft](https://daily.dev/sources/thedevcraft)** · [@dymissy](https://daily.dev/dymissy) · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A reflection on a subtle form of micromanagement that often goes unnoticed: the habit of saying 'I would've done it differently' even when giving teams full autonomy. The author, a self-described 'micromanager in recovery,' shares a personal example of resisting the urge to ask a team member to redo a report that was good but structured differently than expected. A practical test is offered: ask whether the requested change is based on something objective or merely subjective preference. If subjective, let it go. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Taking just one step too far](https://daily.dev/posts/taking-just-one-step-too-far-03fnbmvds) · Manager.dev · 4 upvotes · 0 comments - [Sometimes Your Job is to Get in the Way](https://daily.dev/posts/sometimes-your-job-is-to-get-in-the-way-zymwoxg1b) · Rands in Repose · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [I don't want the details](https://daily.dev/posts/i-don-t-want-the-details-41fyhcc8t) · Tech Lead Digest · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#leadership](https://daily.dev/tags/leadership) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/vrb1rbm08) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DiscussionForumPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https://daily.dev/posts/vrb1rbm08","headline":"Let it go, let it go, let it go","text":"Shared: Let it go, let it go, let it go","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/vrb1rbm08","datePublished":"2026-02-27T16:18:29.390Z","dateModified":"2026-02-27T16:18:29.393Z","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Simone D'Amico","url":"https://daily.dev/dymissy","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--DdayKkyq--/f_auto/v1720192975/avatars/avatar_lVb8Yp53osLFSia96kAjY","description":"Full-time dad of two, Lego addict and occasional speaker. Author of leadthroughmistakes.com","worksFor":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Redokun","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--v0H3LeXC--/f_auto/v1734103679/companies/redokun"},"interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"EndorseAction"},"userInteractionCount":880}},"image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--ZrL_HSsR--/f_auto/v1722860399/public/Placeholder%2006","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":0},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"sharedContent":{"@type":"WebPage","url":"https://api.daily.dev/r/UPEQ2gcsW"},"isPartOf":{"@type":"WebPage","url":"https://daily.dev/squads/thedevcraft","name":"The Dev Craft"}} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"The Dev Craft","item":"https://daily.dev/squads/thedevcraft"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Let it go, let it go, let it go"}]} ```