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My former PhD advisor said lots of exercise, adequate sleep, and good eating are of supreme importance. Otherwise, whatever you want to do, bind yourself to th

My former PhD advisor said lots of exercise, adequate sleep, and good eating are of supreme importance. Otherwise, whatever you want to do, bind yourself to that. Sleep deficits add up. Think conservatively about your mind.

gt_ 8y ago
Yeah, that’s what I try to do. I think I revised and added to my comment after you replied. Sorry about that. I added some more of my unique experiences. I have been sleeping better for years but it causes me to have to perform the morning and evening transitions twice as often. EDIT: I guess the thread is too deep but I can’t reply. By “transitions” I just mean all the stuff I do between doing the stuff that occupies me. It’s common that I find another problem and start compulsively trying to fix that instead of getting back to work on the thing I would rather be doing. When I work in an office it’s not really an issue but I am trying to develop patterns that allow me to not work in an office, mostly for career progression. I want to work in a different industry and can only get freelance work in it for now. I also tend to find I ultimately fix my own problems in my own way, but finding corrolaries can be useful in the decisions of what to try next.
- s-shellfish 8y ago
  Always trying to solve your problems mostly yourself. Shortcut is trust others, but be selective. Of critical importance. I don't know what you mean by transitions, but that's fine. I have my own words too.
- s-shellfish 8y ago
  Replying too frequently puts a timer on your reply. This can either be good to learn impulse control with explaining or to control heated argumentation. For problems that lead to identification of other problems, taking notes is useful. Mentally imagine setting aside each problem to maintain focus on one at a time. I understand the compulsive mentality where it feels like you created a problem and you need to fix it, where the steps leading to the solution of the problem lead to identification of other problems. Any way of recording each one to maintain focus on solving one at a time is useful. Finding connections, patterns. Decision problems. I understand sort of the transition word, but more like, 'trend' or 'direction' or 'flow'. I tend to analyze my own behavior to meticulous detail, and correct, over and over.
- s-shellfish 8y ago
  I also used to be an artist (am planning phase from art theory / music theory / mental abstractions / code influences / painting) to computer, mind, code, pure computational proof, etc. I have to have my mind organised very precisely for this, that's something I have to accept as fact for stable mental trends. But I am putting my email address in my profile if you want someone to get in touch with about art. I have been identified by others as an artist for much of my life, I have put a ton of work into it and I have created a lot of art. I have a lot of beliefs about art. Bounce ideas, etc.
gt_ 8y ago
Sometimes I just dream of wht my life would be like had I chosen to be an engineer to begin with.
- s-shellfish 8y ago
  I don't know. I went to school for engineering for 4 years, I did some engineering design courses, but I identify as a computer scientist and software developer. Software engineering is where you do 80% now assuming that 20% will turn into another 80% for yourself or someone else in the future. I talked to my stepdad today about 80/20 philosophy.

gt_ 8y ago

Yeah, that’s what I try to do. I think I revised and added to my comment after you replied. Sorry about that. I added some more of my unique experiences. I have been sleeping better for years but it causes me to have to perform the morning and evening transitions twice as often. EDIT: I guess the thread is too deep but I can’t reply. By “transitions” I just mean all the stuff I do between doing the stuff that occupies me. It’s common that I find another problem and start compulsively trying to fix that instead of getting back to work on the thing I would rather be doing. When I work in an office it’s not really an issue but I am trying to develop patterns that allow me to not work in an office, mostly for career progression. I want to work in a different industry and can only get freelance work in it for now. I also tend to find I ultimately fix my own problems in my own way, but finding corrolaries can be useful in the decisions of what to try next.

s-shellfish 8y ago
Always trying to solve your problems mostly yourself. Shortcut is trust others, but be selective. Of critical importance. I don't know what you mean by transitions, but that's fine. I have my own words too.
s-shellfish 8y ago
Replying too frequently puts a timer on your reply. This can either be good to learn impulse control with explaining or to control heated argumentation. For problems that lead to identification of other problems, taking notes is useful. Mentally imagine setting aside each problem to maintain focus on one at a time. I understand the compulsive mentality where it feels like you created a problem and you need to fix it, where the steps leading to the solution of the problem lead to identification of other problems. Any way of recording each one to maintain focus on solving one at a time is useful. Finding connections, patterns. Decision problems. I understand sort of the transition word, but more like, 'trend' or 'direction' or 'flow'. I tend to analyze my own behavior to meticulous detail, and correct, over and over.
s-shellfish 8y ago
I also used to be an artist (am planning phase from art theory / music theory / mental abstractions / code influences / painting) to computer, mind, code, pure computational proof, etc. I have to have my mind organised very precisely for this, that's something I have to accept as fact for stable mental trends. But I am putting my email address in my profile if you want someone to get in touch with about art. I have been identified by others as an artist for much of my life, I have put a ton of work into it and I have created a lot of art. I have a lot of beliefs about art. Bounce ideas, etc.

gt_ 8y ago

Sometimes I just dream of wht my life would be like had I chosen to be an engineer to begin with.

s-shellfish 8y ago
I don't know. I went to school for engineering for 4 years, I did some engineering design courses, but I identify as a computer scientist and software developer. Software engineering is where you do 80% now assuming that 20% will turn into another 80% for yourself or someone else in the future. I talked to my stepdad today about 80/20 philosophy.