Jimmy Cerone
@jrcii
Software Dev who loves to write, read, and hang with doggos.
Jimmy Cerone
@jrcii
Software Dev who loves to write, read, and hang with doggos.
When your thinking is contaminated by negative emotions, make as few decisions and engage in as few interactions as possible. This keeps these emotions from spilling over into your life.
I really struggle to wait to make decisions when not doing well. Love this advice, not sure how to make it happen.
“You want to frame your goals in terms of “do” behaviors versus “don’t” behaviors. It’s easier to measure progress when engaging in proactive decisions or proactive behaviors rather than abstaining from things. You say, “Okay, I want to be a runner. I’m going to start by running half a mile every day.” That’s going to be easier to track than “I’m
... See morejust starting to get the hang of this. spent so much of my life avoiding it’s kind of mind blowing to think in terms of doing instead.
The continued march of direct deposit and earned wage access products keeps more of the wage pie in the pockets of workers, even those in diminished circumstances.
I think the EC expects these companies to capitulate. To bend their entire global strategy to the whims of EC bureaucrats, and just accept being handcuffed. But what’s clearly happening is that the these gatekeepers are reading the writing on the wall, and are going to postpone all new features and products in the EU until after they have
... See moreGruber and Evans are informing my thoughts on EU anti-trust policy so far. They seem to make sense, but I worry, “What am I missing?”
In addition, if you can code 10x as fast, you also get to do 10x as much coding practice, which will probably lead to yet more improvements.
So few people think to upgrade how they move around their computer, but it can have huge impacts
The writer Jorge Luis Borges said, “A writer—and, I believe, generally all persons—must think that whatever happens to him or her is a resource. All things have been given to us for a purpose…All that happens to us, including our humiliations, our misfortunes, our embarrassments, all is given to us as raw material, as clay, so that we may shape
... See moreI wanted to share this with you because I know a lot of aspiring software devs worry about whether they have enough passion to succeed as a developer. Is programming really for you if you don’t wake up on Saturday morning excited to learn about TypeScript or hack on a side project?
At this point, I think that following your passion is nearing anti-life advice…