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Re: Ask HN: How would you spend $100 a month for a year on professional development?

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Post by webmaven » Wed, Dec 07, 2016, 5:01 AM UTC

wapz wrote: post #19

twoquestions wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Man, with a keyboard from keyboard.io, it might actually make vanilla Emacs easier to use! I wonder why previous designs of keyboards, including typewriters, didn't make greater use of your thumbs. It's a good half of the functionality of your hand that most input devices blithely ignore, in favor of our pinky fingers?! On the surface that seems like an ergonomic catastrophe. Does anyone have a good reason why keyboa…

I just looked at keyboard.io. There is only space on the right hand?!?! I could never make that sacrifice.

The Model 01 is reprogrammable. Add a space key for the left hand if you like.

Re: Ask HN: How would you spend $100 a month for a year on professional development?

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Post by throwanem » Wed, Dec 07, 2016, 12:24 PM UTC

webmaven wrote: post #8

#1 is a good chair. It's a cliche, but my Aeron has lasted for the entire 12 years of it's warranty (and they've shipped replacement parts out whenever needed), and has been worth every penny I spent on it. The newly redesigned version[1] looks attractive as a replacement (probably in 2018). After that, I would say #2 is a good keyboard, but specific recommendations are very personal. Suffice it to say that you proba…

Oh hey, Aerons are 15% off until (through?) Monday. Might be worth knowing for others like me who've lusted after one but vacillate on whether and when to pull the trigger.

Re: Ask HN: How would you spend $100 a month for a year on professional development?

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Post by acedinlowball » Wed, Dec 07, 2016, 6:11 PM UTC

swapneeld14 wrote: post #5

jonny_storm wrote: post #3

Health hacks. Supplements, nootropics, MCT oil, sleep aids, HRV training equipment, meditation software--whatever I find works. $1200 USD more than covers my annual health needs for regular upkeep beyond food and exercise, but I would spend four times as much for the same without hesitation. From a purely monetary perspective, I know I can reliably turn $1200 USD invested in my health into many tens of thousands more…

I will echo this. spending on health hacks is not a expense but investment for future. Meditation retreats, healthy rich omega diet, natural foods, exercise, magnetic, holistic, Ayurveda therapies to boost your health performance. once you are at peak you can stretch limits and thnik clearly and compete faster

This is just insane.

Re: Ask HN: How would you spend $100 a month for a year on professional development?

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Post by jtcond13 » Thu, Dec 08, 2016, 5:42 PM UTC

rgovind wrote: post #16

I would hire a career coach. One idea I have been kicking around is bi-weekly scrums for those who want to go up the ladder. You will go to the scrum, explain what you have done in last two weeks and explain what you will do in next two weeks. The scrum master/coach plus others will give you suggestions based on what your career goals are.

+1 to this. Most of us are terrible at understanding our own bad behaviors and are friends are too nice to tell us.

Re: Ask HN: How would you spend $100 a month for a year on professional development?

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Post by wapz » Fri, Dec 09, 2016, 3:22 AM UTC

webmaven wrote: post #21

wapz wrote: post #19

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I just looked at keyboard.io. There is only space on the right hand?!?! I could never make that sacrifice.

The Model 01 is reprogrammable. Add a space key for the left hand if you like.

I don't know why they wouldn't make the space for both fingers. I used to use logitech software for programming keyboards and mouses but the software was so ram intensive for what it did (few keyboard binds). I'm sure this is not the case with a simple key re-binding but not for me unfortunately.