Matt M
@dsaint
Matt M
“I only wanted to suggest to you that self-sacrifice is a passion so overwhelming that beside it even lust and hunger are trifling. It whirls its victim to destruction in the highest affirmation of his personality. The object doesn't matter; it may be worth while or it may be worthless. When he sacrifices himself man for a moment is greater than Go
... See more... Increasing prosperity tends to breed indifference and to corrupt moral soundness. Glaring inequalities in condition create discontent and strain the democratic relation. The vicious are the willing, and the ignorant are unconscious
Charles Evans Hughes - Wikiquote
💡 Separate Ideation from Implementation : I’ll keep a separate idea log. When new features or project ideas pop up during implementation, I’ll jot them down for future consideration instead of immediately acting on them.
Tomas Stropus • The Art of Finishing
“Dr. Urbino smiled at her from the far shore of ecstasy...” -Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel García Márquez
The illusion of productivity plays a significant role too. As long as you’re working on something, you feel productive. Jumping from project to project gives you a constant stream of “new project energy,” which can feel more invigorating than the grind of finishing a single project.
Tomas Stropus • The Art of Finishing
bool is_leap_year_fast(uint32_t y) {
return ((y * 1073750999) & 3221352463) <= 126976;
}
return ((y * 1073750999) & 3221352463) <= 126976;
}
A leap year check in three instructions
👥 Embrace Accountability : I’ll find ways to make myself accountable for finishing projects.