What Is the Most Valuable Thing You Can Learn in One Hour?

Post by SuoDuanDao » Thu, Jan 02, 2020, 1:14 PM UTC

theatraine wrote: post #282

GnarfGnarf wrote: post #277

Here it is: when your wife/girlfriend comes to you with a problem, she is not looking for you to propose a solution. She will work out the problem herself. She just needs you to be a sounding board. Listen and nod. Be patient. Pay attention. Shut up unless you are asked a direct question. This is the secret to a successful relationship. (Married thirty-three years)

I have never understood this and this very issue has caused trouble in my romantic relationships. Here's my thought process: why would someone talk about something if they don't want input? It seems like a waste of time. Where's the gap in my thinking? Is there some way I can mentally reframe my thought process so that I 1) Don't immediately try to solve the problem and 2) Don't get annoyed at my significant other fo…

Post by loco5niner » Thu, Jan 02, 2020, 3:18 PM UTC

mathieutd wrote: post #188

slowhand09 wrote: post #174

Learn how to get out of debt!!! Step 1: List your debts from smallest to largest regardless of interest rate. Step 2: Make minimum payments on all your debts except the smallest. Step 3: Pay as much as possible on your smallest debt. Step 4: Repeat until each debt is paid in full

I disagree with this. You should pay your higher interest rate debt first.

Post by Liron » Thu, Jan 02, 2020, 6:48 PM UTC

fbnlsr wrote: post #64

timvisee wrote: post #34

Vim. I think it can be in the list as well. It takes a long time to properly learn. But one hours is defiantly enough to get to know the main Vim bindings, to be as productive as in other editors. In the end it makes you super productive.

Serious question: I keep seeing Vim thrown up and down like it's the holy grail. I've been using VS Code for two years maybe now, and I don't see how Vim could help me be a better/more productive coder. What am I missing?

Post by F_J_H » Fri, Jan 03, 2020, 7:53 AM UTC

roganartu wrote: post #177

OGWhales wrote: post #165

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My dad gave me very similar advice growing up, as I love for things to be factually correct. To me, it didn't bother me if someone corrected me. However, most people don't appreciate it and it isn't worth upsetting them 90% of the time. This is something I didn't understand. Another thing he told me was not to be a know it all. One example would be when people said something and I had learned before, instead of dimin…

> Another thing he told me was not to be a know it all. One example would be when people said something and I had learned before, instead of diminishing their statement by saying I knew that, I should say something like "wow that's cool" as it makes the person feel better. Taking this a step further, if you know the topic well you can instead say something like "I know, it's very cool isn't it? Did you also know that…

Post by xk3 » Sat, Jan 04, 2020, 4:10 PM UTC

alpaca128 wrote: post #61

timvisee wrote: post #34

Vim. I think it can be in the list as well. It takes a long time to properly learn. But one hours is defiantly enough to get to know the main Vim bindings, to be as productive as in other editors. In the end it makes you super productive.

I've been using Vim for over 5 years now for as much as possible, and it started exactly like that: I looked at a couple of the most basic shortcuts(Esc and i to switch modes, :w and :q to save and exit, hjkl to move the cursor), just started using it for editing files and looked everything else up when I needed it. Over time the stuff you actually need regularly sticks. Nothing has influenced my use of computers as…