If you have a budget of $1,200 for a year, how would you spend it to get the most out of it?
Ask HN: How would you spend $100 a month for a year on professional development?
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Re: Ask HN: How would you spend $100 a month for a year on professional development?
#2Safari books online subscription is one thing I personally find the most useful. Potential cost could be $0, though, if your local library has access.
Re: Ask HN: How would you spend $100 a month for a year on professional development?
#3Health 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, but only if I am reliable.
Having the right tools helps me avoid illness, depression, inessential idleness, "brain fog," anxiety, and other, similar maladies. Not fighting myself means I have more energy to focus on my goals, which results in more time for essential idleness, which provides me more energy to focus on my goals, and so on.
With the right tools, I can work at peak performance every day, and $1200 is, to me, a worthwhile price to achieve this. Regardless, I wish you well in whatever you choose to invest your $1200 in.
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#4Safari books online subscription is one thing I personally find the most useful. Potential cost could be $0, though, if your local library has access.
If you get ACM membership you can get a good subset of Safari books and some other online book selections as part of the deal.
Re: Ask HN: How would you spend $100 a month for a year on professional development?
#5Health 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
Re: Ask HN: How would you spend $100 a month for a year on professional development?
#6Health 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…
From which trusted store would you source nootropics and supplements? Those and magic oils seem to attract varying levels of quality products and some questionable ratings on Amazon, for example! Thanks.
Re: Ask HN: How would you spend $100 a month for a year on professional development?
#7Pluralsight subscription https://www.pluralsight.com/ .
Re: Ask HN: How would you spend $100 a month for a year on professional development?
#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 probably want to spend at least $150 (and possibly 2-3x that) for the right keyboard for you. I am very likely to purchase a Keyboardio Model 01[2] next to replace my venerable Unicomp buckling spring keyboard[3].
Once you have the ergonomics of your work environment adjusted to your physique, you can commit to an extra hour or more every day of studying (by using) new tools, libraries, languages, etc. without unnecessary stress on your body.
[1] http://www.hermanmiller.com/products/seating/performance-wor...
Re: Ask HN: How would you spend $100 a month for a year on professional development?
#9udemy courses
Re: Ask HN: How would you spend $100 a month for a year on professional development?
#10Hello, I think with that budget for professional development, you would need to register with online coaching teams that offer courses in areas you wish to develop. Some of them issue certificates that aqe recognised by employers. You could also carry out a private research (online too) into what you want to know and review them. You could publish your reviews on your blog. Who knows where this could you take you to. Best regards. Ayietim- http://ayietim.wordpress.com