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Re: Becoming a high performing software developer working from your bedroom

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Post by enriquto »

globular-toast wrote: post #6
petargyurov wrote: post #5

> Buy a whiteboard and write the goals for the day on it, for instance As a solo dev the biggest productivity booster for me, from a physical and mental aspect, was purchasing a whiteboard. It honestly feels like some sort of hack. Prior to having one I would use pen and paper but that didn't quite scratch my itch - if I made a mistake I would have to scribble it out and that space was now wasted. I can't quite expla…

My PhD supervisor had me do all my writing in pencil. I still do it to this day. Being able to erase is great, but I prefer the permanence and limitless space of paper.

try a fountain pen with erasable blue ink

Re: Becoming a high performing software developer working from your bedroom

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Post by LessDmesg »

chrisseaton wrote: post #8
globular-toast wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's pretty unhealthy to spend 90% of your time in one room. For me, the bedroom is for sleeping and sex only. No work happens in there. When I work from home I get dressed like normal and go to my study. Then I'm in work mode.

I guess some young people don't have any other space - perhaps literally if they share a house.

Many young post-grad people in today's economy are living with their parents while repaying their humongous student loans, yeah. Ironically, programming from the bedroom instead of going to a physical college may be a better way to obtain a place of your own sooner, heh.

Re: Becoming a high performing software developer working from your bedroom

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Post by iso1210 »

chrisseaton wrote: post #8
globular-toast wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's pretty unhealthy to spend 90% of your time in one room. For me, the bedroom is for sleeping and sex only. No work happens in there. When I work from home I get dressed like normal and go to my study. Then I'm in work mode.

I guess some young people don't have any other space - perhaps literally if they share a house.

If you're a remote worker and sharing a house you really should think about moving somewhere more affordable

Re: Becoming a high performing software developer working from your bedroom

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Post by superbrane »

Here's another angle - not saying it's correct, just different. Why would you want to perfect working from your bedroom? It's ok to WFH for a while, but i would not recommend perfecting it long term. As a human being you should be looking to interact and socialize with other humans, in person, as well - this makes us better humans, more empathetic, more understanding to the needs and pains of others.

Re: Becoming a high performing software developer working from your bedroom

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Post by vicmiclovich »

globular-toast wrote: post #6
petargyurov wrote: post #5

> Buy a whiteboard and write the goals for the day on it, for instance As a solo dev the biggest productivity booster for me, from a physical and mental aspect, was purchasing a whiteboard. It honestly feels like some sort of hack. Prior to having one I would use pen and paper but that didn't quite scratch my itch - if I made a mistake I would have to scribble it out and that space was now wasted. I can't quite expla…

My PhD supervisor had me do all my writing in pencil. I still do it to this day. Being able to erase is great, but I prefer the permanence and limitless space of paper.

I too still use pencil and paper

Re: Becoming a high performing software developer working from your bedroom

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Post by cpach »

enriquto wrote: post #11
globular-toast wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

My PhD supervisor had me do all my writing in pencil. I still do it to this day. Being able to erase is great, but I prefer the permanence and limitless space of paper.

try a fountain pen with erasable blue ink

I had no idea that erasable ink (for fountain pens) is a thing. That’s awesome!

Re: Becoming a high performing software developer working from your bedroom

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Post by swiley »

iso1210 wrote: post #13
chrisseaton wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I guess some young people don't have any other space - perhaps literally if they share a house.

If you're a remote worker and sharing a house you really should think about moving somewhere more affordable

With the exception of extremes like California on the high end and rural Appalachia on the low end cheap housing costs about the same (differing by ~ a few hundred a month) in most American cities.

I would recommend moving to a different country before I’d recommend moving to the rural US, that’s a dead end especially if you need the internet for work.

Re: Becoming a high performing software developer working from your bedroom

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Post by colechristensen »

superbrane wrote: post #14

Here's another angle - not saying it's correct, just different. Why would you want to perfect working from your bedroom? It's ok to WFH for a while, but i would not recommend perfecting it long term. As a human being you should be looking to interact and socialize with other humans, in person, as well - this makes us better humans, more empathetic, more understanding to the needs and pains of others.

During my worst commute I was spending 4.5 hours traveling to and from work each day. A long day at work meant doing nothing but work, travel, and sleep and still being deprived of sleep. I didn't last six months, and I have no family or anyone to depend on me.

When I worked from home I lived in a difficult climate which became overly pleasant. The worst snow storm didn't bother me in the slightest, if I didn't feel like going outside I just didn't. When bearing the cold became optional, it was a pleasant luxury going outside instead of a chore.

The human interaction you are talking about is real, but so is losing a large chunk of your life getting to work.

Re: Becoming a high performing software developer working from your bedroom

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Post by bschwindHN »

petargyurov wrote: post #5

> Buy a whiteboard and write the goals for the day on it, for instance As a solo dev the biggest productivity booster for me, from a physical and mental aspect, was purchasing a whiteboard. It honestly feels like some sort of hack. Prior to having one I would use pen and paper but that didn't quite scratch my itch - if I made a mistake I would have to scribble it out and that space was now wasted. I can't quite expla…

The Frixion pens they sell in Japan are incredible for this. They're truly erasable, not like the shitty ones I remember from my childhood. The multi-color pens are especially useful. All the fun of brainstorming and erasability, without the bad smells and imprecise lines of whiteboard markers.

http://www.frixion.jp/lineup/work.html?pid=product_ball-3-sl...

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