5 ms·

Stay with a single programming language, a single framework, a single library, a single tech stack, a single version control system until you extract the last d

Stay with a single programming language, a single framework, a single library, a single tech stack, a single version control system until you extract the last drop out of it. Also, I am done with T.V & Social Media. World Cup 2018 is going on ATM, we have Cricket World Cup next, then we have another Sports Tournament, and another, and another one... The entire entertainment industry is one infinite `loop` of baloney and you hold the `break` statement to it. They're made to distract you from the real deal. Go out with a Soccer ball in stead, you don't have to be a top-class player yourself, just kick the damn ball. No matter how lazy you think you are, how fat/thin you are, start exercising. Just do the basics at the beginning and slowly progress. Seriously just start with a 5 minutes of Jumping Jacks in the morning. You'll feel much better for the rest of your day. Also, as seen on many of the suggestions in this thread, don't worry a lot about how short our life is. It makes matters worse.

WhompingWindows 8y ago
You don't find value in enjoying a 90 minute game with friends? I'm all for limiting TV but World Cup 2018 is not really an endless cycle, they only do it once every 4 years and it's far less content than the Olympics.
- sus_007 8y ago
  I firmly stood by this opinion during the last World Cup of 2014 when I was still a high-schooler. From that tournament to this, I deeply regret the choices I've made for myself. Due to the influence of T.V & Social Media, I participated in high-school sports while my friends took part in International Olympiads competition. I won medals with my football team while my peers won medals on Physics, Maths, etc. Thus, I'm not gonna let them influence the rest of my life. Now, I strictly live my life following so called Death-bed philosophy[0]. I spend quality time with my friends & family to discuss about our day-to-day incidents and others, not to debate on a third person's performance on the pitch. Also, I don't find much difference among Olympics or Fifa World Cup or any other world sporting leagues, regardless of their popularity or duration, I find all of them to serve NIL for my prosperity- just a frequent hit of dopamine, that's all. [0]https://learningunlimited.com/deathbed-philosophy/ https://learningunlimited.com/deathbed-philosophy/
  - mlevental 8y ago
    lol like i*o is more rewarding than sports. personally I'd trade imo medals for being cheered by hundreds/thousands at a football game any day.
    - sus_007 8y ago
      You wouldn't do so if you came to know that those friends of mine are attending Ivy league colleges while I recently dropped out of my mid-tier state university because I didn't find it time-effective, and ofc finances. Now, you would again argue that there are many factors that come into college admission, and I absolutely agree. But, what disappoints me is I was academically & extracurricular-wise far more superior than them (except IO medals), still not a single so called elite colleges accepted me. But, I am an optimist and what I've learned about myself is I can teach myself the COMPUTER SCIENCE far better than somebody else. I don't know what will happen in few years time, I may stay unemployed or may land my dream job, but the thing is, I am always learning and I do believe that my skills will be appreciated.
      - WhompingWindows 8y ago
        Ivy League is overrated, trust me here. I got a MUCH better value in my state university for graduate school than I did spending $40k (had numerous merit scholarships) per year on an elite education which is highly impersonal and un-tailored. Those schools are businesses and you can provide one of their products(learning CS) to yourself. Good on you, don't worry about not going to those very overpriced schools, which are increasingly the playground of the rich and the narrow few who get there based on merit. I knew many, many kids who got there on sports rides or on daddy's donations and when it came time to make comments in class, they were silent or contributed the banal minimum.

WhompingWindows 8y ago

You don't find value in enjoying a 90 minute game with friends? I'm all for limiting TV but World Cup 2018 is not really an endless cycle, they only do it once every 4 years and it's far less content than the Olympics.

sus_007 8y ago
I firmly stood by this opinion during the last World Cup of 2014 when I was still a high-schooler. From that tournament to this, I deeply regret the choices I've made for myself. Due to the influence of T.V & Social Media, I participated in high-school sports while my friends took part in International Olympiads competition. I won medals with my football team while my peers won medals on Physics, Maths, etc. Thus, I'm not gonna let them influence the rest of my life. Now, I strictly live my life following so called Death-bed philosophy[0]. I spend quality time with my friends & family to discuss about our day-to-day incidents and others, not to debate on a third person's performance on the pitch. Also, I don't find much difference among Olympics or Fifa World Cup or any other world sporting leagues, regardless of their popularity or duration, I find all of them to serve NIL for my prosperity- just a frequent hit of dopamine, that's all. [0]https://learningunlimited.com/deathbed-philosophy/ https://learningunlimited.com/deathbed-philosophy/
- mlevental 8y ago
  lol like i*o is more rewarding than sports. personally I'd trade imo medals for being cheered by hundreds/thousands at a football game any day.
  - sus_007 8y ago
    You wouldn't do so if you came to know that those friends of mine are attending Ivy league colleges while I recently dropped out of my mid-tier state university because I didn't find it time-effective, and ofc finances. Now, you would again argue that there are many factors that come into college admission, and I absolutely agree. But, what disappoints me is I was academically & extracurricular-wise far more superior than them (except IO medals), still not a single so called elite colleges accepted me. But, I am an optimist and what I've learned about myself is I can teach myself the COMPUTER SCIENCE far better than somebody else. I don't know what will happen in few years time, I may stay unemployed or may land my dream job, but the thing is, I am always learning and I do believe that my skills will be appreciated.
    - WhompingWindows 8y ago
      Ivy League is overrated, trust me here. I got a MUCH better value in my state university for graduate school than I did spending $40k (had numerous merit scholarships) per year on an elite education which is highly impersonal and un-tailored. Those schools are businesses and you can provide one of their products(learning CS) to yourself. Good on you, don't worry about not going to those very overpriced schools, which are increasingly the playground of the rich and the narrow few who get there based on merit. I knew many, many kids who got there on sports rides or on daddy's donations and when it came time to make comments in class, they were silent or contributed the banal minimum.