I've been working on live coding of audio during my commute. It's a good way to keep the brain active and learn a new language, with the added benefit of being hypnotically relaxing. Also doesn't have to require internet.
2x 40 min of train everyday. Best way to spend them?
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Re: 2x 40 min of train everyday. Best way to spend them?
#12Get a good podcast app and a list of podcasts. Try this list (some outdated):
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1644/what-good-technology...
Re: 2x 40 min of train everyday. Best way to spend them?
#13Try talking to one new person each day on your ride. And play your level up until you are able to enter an engaging conversation with anyone on that train. Social skills are having in my opinion the most severe impact on your life.
Re: 2x 40 min of train everyday. Best way to spend them?
#14Reading. Offline programming (or online, if the train has wifi). Or anything else, really. How do you normally spend your time? What do you want to do with your time?
Re: 2x 40 min of train everyday. Best way to spend them?
#15Try talking to one new person each day on your ride. And play your level up until you are able to enter an engaging conversation with anyone on that train. Social skills are having in my opinion the most severe impact on your life.
Please don't. Most people riding commuter trains just want to be left in peace.
Developing social skills is absolutely a valuable thing, but it's not fair to make innocents on the train be your tutors.
Practice social skills with co-workers, at networking events, or in shared-interest groups (join a book club, an outdoors society, etc.)
Re: 2x 40 min of train everyday. Best way to spend them?
#16I've been working on live coding of audio during my commute. It's a good way to keep the brain active and learn a new language, with the added benefit of being hypnotically relaxing. Also doesn't have to require internet.
I'm not sure to understand what you're calling "live coding of audio". Are you talking about things like the music on toplap.org or the clojure's lib "overtone" ?
Re: 2x 40 min of train everyday. Best way to spend them?
#17Carry a notebook, if you actually sit down in the train.
You'll find that you are far more insightful and lucid when excluded from wasting time online/starting at a screen.
Doodle, write, note down each station - just treat every page as a blank page.
You will be surprised by the results.
Re: 2x 40 min of train everyday. Best way to spend them?
#18Bagpipes.
Re: 2x 40 min of train everyday. Best way to spend them?
#19Re: 2x 40 min of train everyday. Best way to spend them?
#20Try talking to one new person each day on your ride. And play your level up until you are able to enter an engaging conversation with anyone on that train. Social skills are having in my opinion the most severe impact on your life.
Please don't. Most people riding commuter trains just want to be left in peace. Developing social skills is absolutely a valuable thing, but it's not fair to make innocents on the train be your tutors. Practice social skills with co-workers, at networking events, or in shared-interest groups (join a book club, an outdoors society, etc.)
Totally agree with this. 99% of people want to have their coffee and contemplate not being on the train.