I’m going to deviate from my usual nerdy posts and talk about something sadder.
The current coronavirus.
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Marketing 101 for Developers
I came across an interesting line while I was reading The Geography of Bliss – Search For The Happiest Places In The World. The section was talking about Icelander’s admiration for failure, and it ends with, “We Americans like to think that we, too, embrace failure, and it’s true, up to a point. We love a good failure story as long as it ends with success.”
Path To Professional Web Development
This post is written for a friend who wants to upgrade web development from a sidetrack to a career.
Here’s how.
“Find Your Passion”
Kevin Kelly:
Don’t try to find your passion. Instead master some skill, interest, or knowledge that others find valuable. It almost doesn’t matter what it is at the start. You don’t have to love it, you just have to be the best at it. Once you master it, you’ll be rewarded with new opportunities that will allow you to move away from tasks you dislike and toward those that you enjoy. If you continue to optimise your mastery, you’ll eventually arrive at your passion.
It’s easy to love something when you’re good at it.
System Error
99% of learning happens when one adjusts their actions according to feedback. When this airway is blocked, situation can hardly ever improve. And the biggest reason for evading and resisting investigating and learning from errors, is a tendency to take it personally.
As opposed to “take it systematically”.
Death of KickassTorrent
A couple of days ago, the creator of the most popular torrent sharing site, KickassTorrent, was arrested in Poland, and as of now US is seeking his extradition. After isoHunt’s shut down in Canada, 2013, ThePirateBay’s end in Sweden, 2014… now this. Again.
Simplifying
I’m trying to teach myself figure drawing. Following Proko’s tutorial, this part in particular struck me as the essence of learning:
You Get What You Tolerate
There’s only one way to know for sure that one completely enjoys what they’re doing.