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The unreasonable effectiveness of just showing up everyday

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Re: The unreasonable effectiveness of just showing up everyday

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Post by kiba »

tut-urut-utut wrote: post #3

This is excellent advice. Just by doing something, the habit gets created and the longer it gets, the easier it is to get started.

That is effective, though I found that ramping up the amount of work being done is even more effective, provided that it can be sustained.

Re: The unreasonable effectiveness of just showing up everyday

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Post by ntrz »

scarmig wrote: post #2

Is it generally easy for people to get permission from their day job to code on the side, without assigning all rights to the employer?

This definitely depends on the employer and your geographical location; for example, in California, clauses like this are not legal except under certain conditions: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySectio...

Re: The unreasonable effectiveness of just showing up everyday

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Post by eMGm4D0zgUAVXc7 »

scarmig wrote: post #2

Is it generally easy for people to get permission from their day job to code on the side, without assigning all rights to the employer?

Side note: It is depressing that the question winds up being asked this way (EDIT: while ignoring how depressing it is that it is an existing question in the first place) !

Instead it should be: "Is it generally easy for employers to get permission from their employees to be assigned all rights for code they write in private?"

Re: The unreasonable effectiveness of just showing up everyday

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Post by ModernMech »

Clubber wrote: post #5

Joel Spolsky said something similar. Paraphrasing: You find motivation by just committing a little bit every day: 10 minutes, 30 minutes. Once you get into it, you'll most likely do more.

I heard this advice in relation to doing chores-- don't think about the pile of dishes you need to do, then you'll never do the dishes. Just motivate yourself to do a single dish. Once you are in the context of doing dishes, the second dish comes much easier, then the third, and before you know it the dishes are done.

Re: The unreasonable effectiveness of just showing up everyday

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Post by wonderwonder »

eMGm4D0zgUAVXc7 wrote: post #14
scarmig wrote: post #2

Is it generally easy for people to get permission from their day job to code on the side, without assigning all rights to the employer?

Side note: It is depressing that the question winds up being asked this way (EDIT: while ignoring how depressing it is that it is an existing question in the first place) ! Instead it should be: "Is it generally easy for employers to get permission from their employees to be assigned all rights for code they write in private?"

This is just as depressing. Employers should have zero rights to code their employees write on their own time unless the employee is using employer specific IP / resources or creating a direct competitor. Needing to get permission should not even be a thing.

Re: The unreasonable effectiveness of just showing up everyday

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Post by aidenn0 »

tut-urut-utut wrote: post #3

This is excellent advice. Just by doing something, the habit gets created and the longer it gets, the easier it is to get started.

This has literally never worked for me with any habits I've tried intentionally cultivating. I'll pick something and do it every day for several weeks. Then I stop.

Am I doing it wrong? Am I just weird that I can't seem to form good habits? I sincerely think I wouldn't remember to brush my teeth in the morning if my mouth didn't feel so gross, and I've been doing that every morning for over 30 years!

Re: The unreasonable effectiveness of just showing up everyday

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Post by scott_s »

isoprophlex wrote: post #15
scarmig wrote: post #2

Is it generally easy for people to get permission from their day job to code on the side, without assigning all rights to the employer?

Don't ask for permission if you can get away with begging for forgiveness ;)

This is one of those times that this adage applies. In the worst case, "begging for forgiveness" does not mean asking your manager for an exception. It means losing an expensive court case with your former employer about who owns your IP.
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