Give Yourself Time To Think

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Post by doriandargan » Fri, Apr 19, 2013, 9:45 PM UTC

Give Yourself Time To Think
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Re: Give Yourself Time To Think

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Post by lifeisstillgood » Fri, Apr 19, 2013, 10:22 PM UTC

Utterly agree.

I would go further - thinking, experimenting (trying different approaches with metrics to say, number of concurrent connections supported) and then building one to throw away, lead to better overall results.

Re: Give Yourself Time To Think

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Post by tannerc » Fri, Apr 19, 2013, 10:31 PM UTC

It took me five years of regular meditation to really grasp the power of knowing not only what, but how, you think in certain situations.

It's easy to run on autopilot, but doing so often leads to temporary emotions fueled by passing events taking charge of your actions.

Five minutes a day can make a huge difference. It's not easy, but it's always worth it.

Re: Give Yourself Time To Think

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Post by doriandargan » Fri, Apr 19, 2013, 10:35 PM UTC

tannerc wrote: post #3

It took me five years of regular meditation to really grasp the power of knowing not only what, but how, you think in certain situations. It's easy to run on autopilot, but doing so often leads to temporary emotions fueled by passing events taking charge of your actions. Five minutes a day can make a huge difference. It's not easy, but it's always worth it.

Agreed. Meditation really helps with self control. so important.

Re: Give Yourself Time To Think

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Post by Paul_D_Santana » Fri, Apr 19, 2013, 10:54 PM UTC

I would add that you should also allow yourself to get "bored" as that is often what leads to creativity and other breakthroughs.

My last blog post was actually the result of exactly that, when ironically, I had finished reading all of the posts that interested me on the front page of Hacker News.

Re: Give Yourself Time To Think

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Post by doriandargan » Fri, Apr 19, 2013, 11:15 PM UTC

Paul_D_Santana wrote: post #5

I would add that you should also allow yourself to get "bored" as that is often what leads to creativity and other breakthroughs. My last blog post was actually the result of exactly that, when ironically, I had finished reading all of the posts that interested me on the front page of Hacker News.

Yeah for sure. Allowing yourself to be "bored" lets your mind escape the patterns it's too often stuck in.

Re: Give Yourself Time To Think

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Post by thrush » Sat, Apr 20, 2013, 2:11 AM UTC

This is why lucid dreaming would be awesome. You'll always have time to think when you're asleep!

Re: Give Yourself Time To Think

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Post by doriandargan » Sat, Apr 20, 2013, 2:18 AM UTC

thrush wrote: post #7

This is why lucid dreaming would be awesome. You'll always have time to think when you're asleep!

That would be pretty awesome. Like an extended meditative & peaceful trance.

Re: Give Yourself Time To Think

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Post by geekam » Sat, Apr 20, 2013, 3:32 AM UTC

tannerc wrote: post #3

It took me five years of regular meditation to really grasp the power of knowing not only what, but how, you think in certain situations. It's easy to run on autopilot, but doing so often leads to temporary emotions fueled by passing events taking charge of your actions. Five minutes a day can make a huge difference. It's not easy, but it's always worth it.

I have never understood what does the exercise involve? Can you please tell me what is it that you "do" in those five minutes that you meditate? I want to try this. Thanks.

Re: Give Yourself Time To Think

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Post by karuneshkaushal » Sat, Apr 20, 2013, 6:54 AM UTC

It is nice that you wrote about it.

Unknowingly, I used to think for a few hours (1-3 mostly) daily until I was in college. Never noticed it. But after I got into my first job in 2011, I started missing this time because of 10-11 hours of work and 1 hour drive both ways.