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Replying to @satsearcher (0x6348dbea8987c27f8462755e493f64d99c28dd05)
Nice tip, thanks. I find the same - articulating a goal really makes a big difference for doing it. Same with commiting to an appropriate reward for my own cooperation with myself (if that makes sense) And above all - treating my task, or the person I’m exchanging with- (1/2)
-with the importance it/they deserve.
Every task I’m doing is important, and I often lose sight of that. Even more so, every person I’m exchanging with or listening to is crucially important. Yet how many times have I found myself distracted?
(2/now 3)
Replying to @Bevan (0x30755d3e65c0cf46c35b72d11e52d941c5fc3a3e)
Multitasking certainly is a productivity killer. The Pomodoro timer method has helped me stick to one thing at a time (especially when I write down a goal for the session beforehand).
Nice tip, thanks.
I find the same - articulating a goal really makes a big difference for doing it.
Same with commiting to an appropriate reward for my own cooperation with myself (if that makes sense)
And above all - treating my task, or the person I’m exchanging with- (1/2)
Replying to @satsearcher (0x6348dbea8987c27f8462755e493f64d99c28dd05)
Which is a bit disappointing, but I’m glad I caught it and decided to take a break to exercise, before coming back & paying *full* attention to my work, then *full* attention to the article, then going over to have an in-person chat, and finally updating this Peep.
And it might have been a long break, but I can absolutely say that non-multitasking James will beat out multitasking-James every time.
Multitasking is a disease...
Peeps out, and I’m going back to work.
Replying to @satsearcher (0x6348dbea8987c27f8462755e493f64d99c28dd05)
* Afraid of commiting to one thing * Afraid of missing out on something * Maybe even afraid of responsibility And also that I wanted to feel more competent, like I was taking on more. But all I was only spreading myself thin. I was sacrificing productivity for feeling good.
Which is a bit disappointing, but I’m glad I caught it and decided to take a break to exercise, before coming back & paying *full* attention to my work, then *full* attention to the article, then going over to have an in-person chat, and finally updating this Peep.
Replying to @satsearcher (0x6348dbea8987c27f8462755e493f64d99c28dd05)
<b>INFER A MOTIVATION FOR MY ACTION</b> Why would I want to be distracted and degrade my focus? Why wouldn’t I give my customer, my mate I was talking to, the article, or the music my fullest attention? The best reason I can come up with is that I’m afraid - (CONT.)
* Afraid of commiting to one thing
* Afraid of missing out on something
* Maybe even afraid of responsibility
And also that I wanted to feel more competent, like I was taking on more.
But all I was only spreading myself thin. I was sacrificing productivity for feeling good.
Replying to @satsearcher (0x6348dbea8987c27f8462755e493f64d99c28dd05)
That might sound harsh, but it’s absolutely what I was doing. Multi-tasking is a energy sucking leech of a habit I’ve been working to break for ages. Anyway, onto (CONT.)
INFER A MOTIVATION FOR MY ACTION
Why would I want to be distracted and degrade my focus? Why wouldn’t I give my customer, my mate I was talking to, the article, or the music my fullest attention?
The best reason I can come up with is that I’m afraid -
(CONT.)
Replying to @satsearcher (0x6348dbea8987c27f8462755e493f64d99c28dd05)
I wasn’t absorbing the article properly, nor was I enjoying the music fully, nor was I paying any attention to my posture in my chair at my desk, nor the podcast interview. I was fooling myself into distraction, escape & doing a mediocre job at all 4 tasks. (CONT.)
That might sound harsh, but it’s absolutely what I was doing. Multi-tasking is a energy sucking leech of a habit I’ve been working to break for ages.
Anyway, onto
(CONT.)
Replying to @satsearcher (0x6348dbea8987c27f8462755e493f64d99c28dd05)
But that’s bullshit. I was working, and I should treat that with importance no matter what task I’m doing or what immediate impact it has. My conversation, even if it was an internet chat, was degraded because I wasn’t paying full attention. (CONT.)
I wasn’t absorbing the article properly, nor was I enjoying the music fully, nor was I paying any attention to my posture in my chair at my desk, nor the podcast interview.
I was fooling myself into distraction, escape & doing a mediocre job at all 4 tasks.
(CONT.)
Replying to @satsearcher (0x6348dbea8987c27f8462755e493f64d99c28dd05)
<b>CONSEQUENCE OF MY ACTION</b> (or inaction): I wasn’t committing my full attention to any of it. I notice excuses coming up in me - “but I didn’t need to focus - I was copy pasting from a template” “but I could focus on everything at the same time.” (CONT.)
But that’s bullshit.
I was working, and I should treat that with importance no matter what task I’m doing or what immediate impact it has.
My conversation, even if it was an internet chat, was degraded because I wasn’t paying full attention.
(CONT.)
Replying to @satsearcher (0x6348dbea8987c27f8462755e493f64d99c28dd05)
That peep was 26 minutes ago... here’s why. <b>ACTION</b> I was “multitasking” - working, but also reading an article, chatting with someone on work chat, and listening to music (with a podcast on pause). Unbelievable... (CONT.)
CONSEQUENCE OF MY ACTION (or inaction):
I wasn’t committing my full attention to any of it. I notice excuses coming up in me -
“but I didn’t need to focus - I was copy pasting from a template”
“but I could focus on everything at the same time.”
(CONT.)
Replying to @satsearcher (0x6348dbea8987c27f8462755e493f64d99c28dd05)
Oops, didn't close my <i> tag (<\i\>?) #onchainmistakes Anyway, let's do a self inquiry.
That peep was 26 minutes ago... here’s why.
ACTION
I was “multitasking” - working, but also reading an article, chatting with someone on work chat, and listening to music (with a podcast on pause).
Unbelievable...
(CONT.)
Replying to @satsearcher (0x6348dbea8987c27f8462755e493f64d99c28dd05)
Oops, didn't close my <i> tag (<\i\>?) #onchainmistakes Anyway, let's do a self inquiry.
Yup, &-l-t-; + &-g-t-; (take away the dashes) are how you escape HTML on Peepeth. #successful #experiment
Replying to @satsearcher (0x6348dbea8987c27f8462755e493f64d99c28dd05)
An interesting mental model: "Look at the consequences and infer the motivations" <i>(from 12 Rules for Life (@Audible) by @jordanbpeterson)</em> For self inquiry: What are the consequences of my actions? What are my motivations for those actions? and naturally, I'll test this-
Oops, didn't close my <i> tag (<\i\>?)
#onchainmistakes
Anyway, let's do a self inquiry.
An interesting mental model:
"Look at the consequences and infer the motivations"
(from 12 Rules for Life (@Audible) by @jordanbpeterson)
For self inquiry:
What are the consequences of my actions?
What are my motivations for those actions?
and naturally, I'll test this-
Replying to @satsearcher (0x6348dbea8987c27f8462755e493f64d99c28dd05)
"Why refuse to specify, when specifying the problem would enable it's solution? Because to specify the problem is to admit that it exists. Because to specify the problem is to allow yourself to know what you want..." (1/2) - 12 Rules for Life (@Audible) by @jordanbpeterson
"And then you will know when you don't get what you want, and that will hurt. However, that hurt is a far more preferable alternative to the dull pain of hopelessness..." (2/2)
- 12 Rules for Life (@Audible) by @jordanbpeterson
"Why refuse to specify, when specifying the problem would enable it's solution? Because to specify the problem is to admit that it exists. Because to specify the problem is to allow yourself to know what you want..." (1/2)
- 12 Rules for Life (@Audible) by @jordanbpeterson
Replying to @fraser (0x6e90cd428b731b9ece2a2405c096a9e1902780ac)
Just a thought @bevan. When you include basic HTML tags in a Peep and auto-post to Twitter, the tags are posted too. It might look better if the post was 'sanitized' before posting to Twitter.
Agree, though it does make people on Twitter interested in what this new platform is...
Yay @banqer_app! Congrats! https://twitter.com/banqer_app/status/1007035340211867648
It's a nice mix of
* feeling like your words have more importance
* ownership/accountability for what you say
* cost/skin in the game in order to say something
* never being censored or edited in what you say
And nice first peep too!
1 Enso
"Every moment waited is a moment wasted, and each wasted moment degrades your clarity of purpose." — @David_Deida via @momentumdash
Replying to @Kumaran (0xb197d4a62de6ceb5210d37dceeff72e54b4c5509)
i started up in geospatial field, and my engg was in geoinformatics so to an extent the degree helped , but more than degree i would say its the daily experience that counts, we have faced ups and downs and every day we have a new challenge coming along for startups,
Thanks - yeah, experience is everything...
“Every word we speak is a gift from our ancestors.
Every thought we think was thought by someone before us, and smarter than us.”
- @JordanBPeterson, 12 Rules for Life (Audible)
How can I help you, Peepeth?
Replying to @satsearcher (0x6348dbea8987c27f8462755e493f64d99c28dd05)
...as opposed to some magical cure. Certainly a prayer for someone's last years to be "fun & special" or to have "strength" is a lot more achievable - and directly actionable by him. In fact maybe that's a good way to pray (or set intention) - choose what you can affect... [2/2]
If the word 'pray' bothers you see it as "thought"
I'm sure most of my circle will agree, what we think powerfully shapes our beliefs&actions.
Something is undeniably powerful about facing death as a familiar, common force. To not assign any special value to it - & smile @ it.
Replying to @satsearcher (0x6348dbea8987c27f8462755e493f64d99c28dd05)
from a journal entry from Garry Shandling - featured in #TheZenDiaries. I find it really beautiful. It seems that this kind of "Weird." response is common for death... maybe for all of us. Then the conscious choice to set mindset ("common as a tree") and to pray for strength[1/2]
...as opposed to some magical cure.
Certainly a prayer for someone's last years to be "fun & special" or to have "strength" is a lot more achievable - and directly actionable by him. In fact maybe that's a good way to pray (or set intention) - choose what you can affect... [2/2]
Replying to @satsearcher (0x6348dbea8987c27f8462755e493f64d99c28dd05)
@dailystoic always has something gr8 to share - today a quote... “Dad has a malignant tumor. Weird. The fact of death is as common as a tree. I pray for my father’s health. I pray that he can have a few years that are fun and special to him. I pray for strength for my mother.”
from a journal entry from Garry Shandling - featured in #TheZenDiaries. I find it really beautiful. It seems that this kind of "Weird." response is common for death... maybe for all of us. Then the conscious choice to set mindset ("common as a tree") and to pray for strength[1/2]
@dailystoic always has something gr8 to share - today a quote...
“Dad has a malignant tumor. Weird. The fact of death is as common as a tree. I pray for my father’s health. I pray that he can have a few years that are fun and special to him. I pray for strength for my mother.”
Anyone doing #SeaChange program with @zen_habits? https://seachange.zenhabits.net/
"You are the average of the five people you associate with most, so do not underestimate the effects of your pessimistic, unambitious, or disorganized friends. If someone isn't making you stronger, they're making you weaker." — @tferriss via @momentumdash
A second score: rate how well you take feedback after you receive it (31:30) - via #WorkLife with @AdamMGrant https://buff.ly/2sTfc7g
"Life is too short to be small." — @tferriss via @momentumdash
"Taking an axe to someone else's furniture won't make yours look better. Likewise, verbal axes and grenades you throw at others don't do a single thing to make *you* better."
- #TheMagicOfThinkingBig - David Schwartz (n. Jason Culp, @Audible)
Replying to @voyager (0x459948a40918d535407fd49bf2c041d546fc37ae)
I'm planning a cycling tour across Romania in a week. Looking forward to documenting it on 🐧!
You're the man @voyager! Look forward to seeing it!
"You can't afford to go first class? You can't afford to go any other way! 1 pair of good shoes is better than 3 pairs of bad shoes. Develop a scent for quality."
- #TheMagicOfThinkingBig https://www.audible.com/pd/Business/The-Magic-of-Thinking-Big-Audiobook/B015EXHPCI
"Life up your handshaking - when you handshake, shake!
Try finding a successful person with a conservative handshake..."
- #TheMagicOfThinkingBig - David Schwartz (n. Jason Culp, @Audible)
Replying to @jam (0x2589b11029bd58ca8d917e2ba9f062dec946b463)
I'd say yes, but can't really speak from experience. Here's a great post from the "other" (non-academic) route. http://blog.alicegoldfuss.com/foot-candles/
Awesome, thanks @jam
Replying to @satsearcher (0x6348dbea8987c27f8462755e493f64d99c28dd05)
Today • Cousin’s 18th birthday. Finally, a fitting home for the Faxe viking beer I got in Denmark 😉 • Watched the first 2 episodes of #WildWildCountry (by the Duplass bros, via Netflix) Great storytelling, loving it so far. • Learned more React 16.4 (via @dceddia) • Stargazing..
Which is also the very first time I have found a realistic use for the 🤩 emoji.
Today
• Cousin’s 18th birthday. Finally, a fitting home for the Faxe viking beer I got in Denmark 😉
• Watched the first 2 episodes of #WildWildCountry (by the Duplass bros, via Netflix)
Great storytelling, loving it so far.
• Learned more React 16.4 (via @dceddia)
• Stargazing..
Replying to @Bevan (0x30755d3e65c0cf46c35b72d11e52d941c5fc3a3e)
a) I studied computer science b) It's nice being able to implement new ideas My CS courses weren't really softend (only took one softeng course). A 3-month bootcamp could be a good way to get practical skills quickly and see how you like it.
Thanks for replying. Mmh, would you say there is a significantly higher benefit to formal study over self-teaching/bootcamps?
Replying to @Kumaran (0xb197d4a62de6ceb5210d37dceeff72e54b4c5509)
GeoSpatial Engineer here, started my programming career during Y2K days in Mainframe using Cobol and JCL then shifted to Java during dotcom times and then in 2007 took entrepreneurship plunge started Geospatial consulting firm,survived during recession, every day is a new day
Awesome, quite a journey. Were your engineering skills an advantage when you took that plunge?
Replying to @jam (0x2589b11029bd58ca8d917e2ba9f062dec946b463)
a) Yep, very recent graduate. b/c) *Really* depends on the course you take/where you take it. Certain degrees and schools provide little value you couldn't find teaching yourself online. Others cater for specific types of career or acadamia. No one can "teach" entrepreneurship.
Ah yep, I see that my structure of the question didn't make complete sense. I meant to structure it so question 1 & 2 were for group A, and question 3 was for group B.
Would you say that you can learn to be a software engineer without studying?
Replying to @abcoathup (0x13ebd3443fa5575f0eb173e323d8419f7452cfb1)
I studied Electrical Engineering, majoring in Computer Systems Engineering. Then worked as a Software Engineer since then. I also got a Masters in IT. I love being an engineer.
Thanks @abcoathup
Replying to @HashingItOut (0x2942577508e060ea092c0cd7802ae42c1cea2bae)
I have a strong aversion to it because I was consistently getting pitched during the ICO hype... that that wavered?
Just disable inmails, connect with more than just blockchain people, and follow non-blockchain interests. Unfortunately though, there are a lot of pitches... consider hiding some part of where you work, since probably many people will want you to give them a shoutout on HIO.
Replying to @fraser (0x6e90cd428b731b9ece2a2405c096a9e1902780ac)
* (a) yes * (b) studying gives background and theory, but no substitute for experience. * (c) It doesn't and it never did (I'm not really an entrepreneur these days).
Thanks. Would you say you can become a software engineer without studying?
Replying to @satsearcher (0x6348dbea8987c27f8462755e493f64d99c28dd05)
Hahaha absolutely brilliant https://twitter.com/officialmcafee/status/1005133960492535808
or more like, absurdly. #CantEditPeeps
Hahaha absolutely brilliant
https://twitter.com/officialmcafee/status/1005133960492535808
Are there any (a) software engineers on Peepeth/my Twitter? Or (b) entreprenuers who have studied softeng?
I’d like to ask:
* (a) did you study softeng?
* (a) if so, what are the pros/cons of studying&working softeng?
* (b) does softeng significantly help you as an entrepreneur?
Replying to @abcoathup (0x13ebd3443fa5575f0eb173e323d8419f7452cfb1)
With lots of effort, to make things really easy for everyone involved, to make things better.
Wait, do you mean game as in video game, game theory, or something else?