The language of reason You don’t realize how little logic you have until you go through the pains of becoming a developer. I tried the exercise with my family recently and asked them to pretend that I’m a robot that needs instructions on how to do things. They quickly realized how difficult that is. I’ve had friends that are extremely logical in nature but didn’t understand how much pure logic they were lacking until they became developers. Overall, logic is important to have. It helps individuals to think critically and make sound decisions based on evidence and reason. This is
Category: Life Lessons
Navigating life’s choices with wisdom, seeking meaningful impact efficiently As I finished writing my previous article, I thought of something interesting. Why not apply this to my life? So I did. I took the projects that I had and placed them into the grid. There was only one problem: it was too “business-centric.” There was no happiness involvement. I feel like the 2D matrix above should be transformed into a 3D matrix with X = Effort, Y = Impact, and Z = Happiness. At that point, you can accurately plot your personal projects and see how they fit into your
I don’t know about you, but I’m tired of suggestions. If I want a suggestion I will search for it myself. Reading about Mindfulness has enabled me to analyze the thoughts and feelings that I would normally just broadly categorize as “anxiety causing” and move on. Unfortunately, there is no moving on. Unless you figure out the root cause of why you feel the way you feel, it’ll linger with you for years. If you spent a day in my shoes, you would think that I am surrounded by thoughtful, caring people. So why then do I feel anxious when
Advice is something that people love to give. Whether it’s well intended, or not, you’ll receive it at some point in life (probably at some point today). How we deal with advice is the topic of this article. There are three types of advice. The first one is where a person truly tries to help you, and that’s the one I’m good with, as you probably are as well. The second type of advice stems from jealousy, control, misinformation, or something else. It’s not really advice: it’s the type of comment that you receive that makes you not want to