How to write a good Git commit messages

I'm particularly susceptible to writing crap commit messages so I really appreciate this article. I've found it very helpful to focus on smaller commits in addition to well-thought messages. Few things are more frustrating than trying to locate a particular change via a commit log and not finding it because I was lazy.

Here is how Linus Torvalds describes a good commit message. https://github.com/torvalds/subsurface-for-dirk/blob/a48494d...