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Ask HN: How to inculcate long term thinking/planning?
...in software development, life or career. In the distraction & dopamine filled world with instant gratification, what steps one could take to think long term? What are the tools, philosopies etc. to follow?
Are there any books or videos?
- PaulHoule 8y agohttps://www.amazon.com/Rapid-Development-Taming-Software-Schedules/dp/1556159005 https://www.amazon.com/Rapid-Development-Taming-Software-Sch...
- itamarst 8y agoMy personal approach is to try to figure out big picture goals of what I want. Like, "I want my work to make the world a better place", or "I want to save enough money that I don't have to worry about losing my job". And then work backwards from goals to what I should actually be doing right now. And, if at all possible, have multiple goals pointing in same direction. (Talk about this here: https://codewithoutrules.com/2017/08/03/stay-focused/ https://codewithoutrules.com/2017/08/03/stay-focused/) I also occasionally notice something is becoming addictive and stop. So I'm not logged in to Twitter. I've uninstalled games where I was playing a lot but it wasn't actually fun. My phone has WiFi and data off by default.