This is one of my favorite quotes from Brooks:

    "In practice, actual (as opposed to formal) authority is acquired from the very momentum of accomplishment."

Was this AI paraphrased? From the article:

    "In practice, real authority comes not from titles but from influence built through consistently delivering results."

Same meaning, different wording.

Full book: https://web.eecs.umich.edu/~weimerw/2018-481/readings/mythic...