Design for continuation.

Designing for continuation means asking not just whether something works now but whether it can keep working through changes of people, circumstance, and purpose. That shifts your attention toward clarity, documentation, and simple structure over clever solutions that only their author understands.

When making a choice, add one question: what does this look like in five years, run by someone who was not here for this conversation. It rules out a surprising amount, and what survives it tends to last.