# Build Solutions That Keep Solving Problems by Bryant McGill > “Build solutions that keep solving problems. Programmers value reusable code because it saves them from reinventing the wheel, and the same principle applies to life and business: ask whether what you build today can keep serving you in the future.” > **— Bryant McGill**, *Systems Thinking, Video Connection, and Protecting Your Creative Energy - Livestream (Jan 2016)* ## Sources and Context - **Source:** [[livestreams/Systems Thinking, Video Connection, and Protecting Your Creative Energy - Livestream|Systems Thinking, Video Connection, and Protecting Your Creative Energy - Livestream]] — exact quotation from the dated developed livestream document (2016-01-14). ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Article:** [[articles/Digital Darwinism and the Invisible World of Machine Evolution|Digital Darwinism and the Invisible World of Machine Evolution]] - **Livestream:** [[livestreams/Systems Thinking, Video Connection, and Protecting Your Creative Energy - Livestream|Systems Thinking, Video Connection, and Protecting Your Creative Energy - Livestream]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Reusable Systems|Reusable Systems]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Build solutions that keep solving problems. Programmers value reusable code because it saves them from reinventing the wheel, and the same principle applies to life and business: ask whether what you build today can keep serving you in the future.” — Bryant McGill, Systems Thinking, Video Connection, and Protecting Your Creative Energy - Livestream (Jan 2016) https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-bryant-mcgill-build-reusable-solutions ```