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1) Learn AWK deeply, in which I will meticulously go through a copy of the original 1988 book. 2) Get better at Git. 3) Study and pass the RHCSA. 4) Get better at troubleshooting Linux servers. I can actually feel my skills improving when I can find the actual root cause of an issue, and not just a symptom that is irrelevant. (Thanks, sadservers!)
I want to be able to run five miles and start weightlifting for more overall strength. I also would love to get better at developing partnerships with experts and those who are skilled in areas I'll never be skilled in.
As for weightlifting - I’ve had amazing success with Dan Go (https://www.dango.co)
One of the skills I already have is the ability to work with difficult people or take on projects that need to be rescued and turn them around. That has been a valuable skill and has allowed me to develop a brand around it. However, that doesn't mean that I enjoy working with difficult people or cleaning up other people's messes. I find those people just as off-putting as everyone else; I just happen to be better at…
My strategy, to avoid getting frustrated, is usually to work around them or not take them seriously, rather than work with them. I speak from experience (generally a people pleaser).
That said, sometimes people feel difficult at first, but after giving what they say or do some thought, it starts to make sense.
Well, for context I've worked as a frontend developer the past 2 years, but I want to dive much, much, much deeper into computing. Because most people I talk to in my career, present-self included, don't know anything about computers at a deep level, or networking, or graphics, or Electrical Engineering etc. I've had an epiphany where I realise I waste too much time on smartphones and social media, TV and media, my c…
I am retiring from tech after 20 years and embarking on a new career which requires intensive schooling. As a high school and college drop out, I will need to learn how to study again, and want to be as efficient as possible so that I may still spend ample time with my family. Any tips greatly appreciated!
The efficient part would be learning to make cards and decks efficiently.
I can't imagine going back to school and not using Anki.
Ruby. I've done a range of languages, for example C, pascal, java, VB, PHP, javascript. But Ruby seems distinct from all of them in both syntax and concept (hashes, etc). I'd like to get to a point where I have a confidence that the programs I write are using efficient data structures and algorithms.
Also is there anybody here who also draw?
Writing. My ability to write is highly dependent on the context. I'm much better at essays than emails, and fiction is completely outside my abilities. I would also like to change my style a little to be less flowery and more succinct. More Paul Graham than purple prose. Marketing. I'm hopeless at it, and I need to be at least OK at it in order for my project ( https://nuenki.app ) to succeed. Time management. I'm ve…
I think when people say they need to learn marketing they really mean they want to learn to skimp on spending on marketing.
Nothing anyone could come up with for 1 or 2 passes would really beat a white background with black text that just says https://nuenki.app that the target market sees 10 random times for 10 seconds.
I am hopeless at marketing because I think it is just that stupid at this scale of market size and being good at it goes against all my sensibilities.
As someone about to retire, I'm looking to develop passions that involve more physical activity than computerdom allows, like: - Fix up a 30 year old motorcycle that's been just sitting far too long. Maybe resurrect a classic bike or two thereafter. - Tour by bicycle and motorbike and write about the journey, both physical and mental. - Hike and backpack, day hikes and longer. - Develop musically, maybe even play the…
> Tour by bicycle and motorbike and write about the journey, both physical and mental. I have two perfect videos for this topic. TWO YEARS ON A BIKE (four part video series) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rY0i2wUmIak&list=PL32DhVYS_c... One Year on a Bike https://vimeo.com/ondemand/oneyearonabike One Year on a Bike "A thousand hellos" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtF92Rq36GI
[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mmdxs_0yYwc
[2] https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLocRYksAqGOJnr-Y0eyP8...
I want to learn how to properly build a habit/routine that isn't dopamine driven. I have ADHD and I recently realized, even as I'm pushing 50 years old, that all of my hobbies, habits, and "likes" have been dopamine driven. I need to learn how to exclude the reward of a dopamine hit as the reason for doing something. Resources welcome.
A good ADHD coach can be life-changing, as cheesy and corny as it sounds. As you’re likely aware (but for the benefit of everyone else), the ADHD brain is not extrinsically and intrinsically motivated by the exact same things of someone with a more neurotypical brain. An ADHD brain is more motivated by external Urgency while a more neurotypical will be motivated externally by Importance. This often leads to ADHD peop…