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Becoming a better programmer. Roadblocks: Lack of self-discipline and commitment (day job providing good money)

• felideon 16y ago
  Maybe you've seen this from being on HN, but www.structuredprocrastination.com. Try to get busy with "important" things, and you'll find yourself programming more. One thing I'm starting to do, since I also have a day job, is going to the library for my lunch break (I eat lunch real fast right before I go) which is luckily a few blocks away, with and laptop loaded with Ubuntu to force myself to do some more lisping. Once I get in the habit I'll be able to work on harder challenges and hopefully become a better programmer.
  • ananthrk 16y ago
    Thanks for the link. My current structured procrastination is reading HN and lot of technical articles. I think I should stop doing that and start coding more.
• gcheong 16y ago
  Can you get to some specifics about that? That might help you focus a bit as "better programmer" is rather general. What specific areas are you trying to improve? Also, it might seem that your lack of discipline and commitment comes from complacency due to the day job, but in my case, after being laid-off, I found myself procrastinating just as much (I got all day now right?) so be careful about making any sudden moves in that area.