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

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Post by rehasu » Wed, Feb 12, 2020, 7:06 PM UTC

Nowadays I find it more important to define what "high performance" means to me and enjoy it when it happen by itself instead of forcing myself into a scheme while destroying my health and happiness.

Sometimes for me the KPI is digging deeper than anybody else can and solve a real root cause issue. Sometimes it means simply not being in zombie mode in the evening (i.e. yes, actually working less). Sometimes it means finding something that may be less efficient but everybody can agree and do together.

In each of these cases having the right kind of tea and tea cup at hand is much more important than training the best scheduling techniques. ;-)

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

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Post by luckyscs » Wed, Feb 12, 2020, 7:13 PM UTC

armandososa wrote: post #188

I've been a remote employee for 10 years now (plus 4 being a freelancer) and I've tried every productivity hack under the sun and the only thing that has worked for me is: do meaningful work.

And be ready to catch that wave of productivity when it hits. Personally I can't work 8 hours straight. I try to make work a part of life, and it's not bad since it's a creative job. Have some structure to fall back on but take advantage of the flexibility when it is useful. Get Excersise in during the day, your mind a body will have more energy. Go to a coffee shop/library and get around other people. Get in your 8 hours in the most comfortable way possible.

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

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Post by frostyj » Wed, Feb 12, 2020, 7:16 PM UTC

This is very unrealistic. Real life is, I will be constantly disturbed by slack, email, meetings, people petting on my shoulder. Other than all these, I probably can have 1 or 2 hours a day to concentrate on the actual development

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

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Post by frostyj » Wed, Feb 12, 2020, 7:16 PM UTC

frostyj wrote: post #233

This is very unrealistic. Real life is, I will be constantly disturbed by slack, email, meetings, people petting on my shoulder. Other than all these, I probably can have 1 or 2 hours a day to concentrate on the actual development

but yeah, working remote could avoid some of that, but only some

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

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Post by rossboss » Wed, Feb 12, 2020, 7:23 PM UTC

I'd love to work from home but can't seem to find any remote gigs. I've applied to quiet a few with little to no response. I get tons of responses from non-remote / relocation opportunities. Any secrets? this article doesn't mention how to find one effectively.

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

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Post by nuclearnice1 » Wed, Feb 12, 2020, 7:29 PM UTC

krn wrote: post #217

nuclearnice1 wrote: post #213

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How about 2000?

The 2000-2002 were an anomaly in the entire 35 years history of Nasdaq-100: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASDAQ-100#Annual_Returns

Wow. On the way up and down. What a time.

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

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Post by julieplec » Wed, Feb 12, 2020, 7:34 PM UTC

sailfast wrote: post #197

rjkennedy98 wrote: post #156

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Yes, and some of us reject it. When you work with people you never or rarely meet in person loneliness can be a big issue. If you have addiction problems, having the freedom to drink, game, smoke, ect whenever you want can also be a huge issue. Yes, not having a commute can be great, but if you are young you can usually find apartments close to your work (I bike to work for instance). What I feel is best is having th…

The issue I find with "flexibility to work from home" is that if it's conditional / occasional then it's also an outlier, and you're not used to working that way. This is why most "telework" programs are weird - because people that are teleworking are seen as goofing off in their pajamas or somehow disconnected. If you're fully remote then you need to behave that way even when you're in an office environment. Sure, h…

I just joined a team that is partially distributed and noticed that they always use video collab software (team.video) to join a call. Even when 8 people are in the same room and only 1 person is remote - everyone sits in the office with their headphones to do standup, pairing, etc. So, I'd say that the team needs to be remote friendly and actively find tools, ways to make the remote team members feel heard and more integrated with the team.

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

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Post by tspike » Wed, Feb 12, 2020, 7:39 PM UTC

dwild wrote: post #179

jonny383 wrote: post #105

As someone who developed their career from the comfort of their bedroom, I always find it very interesting to see people all over the world from different cultures experiencing the same basic issues with this kind of work set up. I absolutely loved working from my bedroom for years. It was great (despite the common down falls like the ones listed here). My family used to make fun of me at parties and seasonal celebra…

> But even more so, I can't imagine how painful it is for people to sit in traffic every day, stressing they might be late, burning money on fuel and their car, and waking up earlier than they really should. It's not only cash spend directly, it's also time spend. I was spending 2h a day in public transit, but when I tried to do it in car, it came down to less than 45 minutes a day. The parking was quite expensive so…

Conversely, on public transit you can engage in other activities. When I take the train to work, it takes twice as long but I'm able to catch up on e-mails, take a nap, read a book, watch a show, etc. That's not possible while driving so I view it as a net time gain.

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

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Post by voldacar » Wed, Feb 12, 2020, 7:46 PM UTC

poulsbohemian wrote: post #206

jbb123 wrote: post #112

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> low to medium risk areas and average 10 - 15% per year. Where can I get this return reliably at "low risk"?

There are places in the US where this is the rate of appreciation on real estate. While there are periodic setbacks (see: 2008-2012), real estate is remarkably stable across the country, especially in major cities. The small, somewhat rural area I live in had an average appreciation of 13% last year, which is not sustainable for this area but still indicative of the overall trend.

10-15% after property tax?

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

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Post by wkey » Wed, Feb 12, 2020, 7:48 PM UTC

krn wrote: post #129

Ididntdothis wrote: post #115

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“Now consider if you invest that money over 30 years in some low to medium risk areas and average 10 - 15% per year” How do you do that?

> How do you do that? For the last decade, 10-15% average annual return would have required keeping 70-90% of the funds invested in Nasdaq-100[1]. Also, Vanguard 500 Index Fund (VFIAX) currently has a 10-year average of 13.52%[2]. The general advice is not to keep more than (110 - your_age)% of your retirement portfolio in these high risk / high rewards funds. Therefore, it's entirely possible to receive 10-15% annua…

Additionally, the trick is to diversify away the idiosyncratic risk so that all that is left is systematic risk (risk common to all stocks that is unavoidable). One does this by picking stocks that are oppositely correlated so that volatility (aka risk which is measured through variance/ st. dev) is canceled out. The more stocks added to a portfolio, the more the idiosyncratic risk is diversified away; this is called holding the market portfolio. You can learn more my looking up the Capital Asset Pricing Model. Here are additional resources: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1l9TfhvUjCasEMPgWzJtn...