jwist

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by jwist 5y ago
TikTok most definitely filled the void left by Vine. Vine was short video, usually chopped up, lots of one person skits. That type of content was not popping up on Instagram or Snapchat. Snapchat video would disappear, Instagram video fe
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by jwist 7y ago
Maybe you really don’t want to change, lose weight, exercise, side projects. Does this show up in your professional life? First step would be therapy and go from there. It could be something showing up in all areas of your life and you jus
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by jwist 7y ago
It’s extremely slow for hiring over the holidays. If you think grinding LeetCode would help, do it. I would also suggest networking. Find whatever meetups are going on and attend and just talk to people. If there is a conference that is r
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by jwist 7y ago
Reminds me of Orson Welles story about cold reading. https://youtu.be/IjPsnfysrp8
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by jwist 7y ago
I block out time, set a timer and put everything away. Then I read till the timer goes. Sometimes it's easy. Sometimes I just stop and zone out. But I don't stop to check my phone or whatever else could distract me.
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by jwist 8y ago
I was really big into Counter-Strike (1.3-1.6). Someone created two apps. Amytal would scrape Steam IDs to confirm what leagues the players were in. Bazbar would have a bot in IRC for #findscrim and allow us to chat with people. Both apps c
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by jwist 8y ago
That’s great to hear. It’s a very good organization and one I’ve been thinking of volunteering with myself. Also congratulations on your business. That’s something I’m trying to figure out if I want to strive for.
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by jwist 8y ago
If minimum wage gets raised by 2.5 and it creates job loss wouldn’t that have to potential to still not effect people because they would only need one job instead of 2.5?
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by jwist 8y ago
Why bother when they can just steal the information?
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by jwist 8y ago
It seems like you have taken steps to try to increase your income and now you feel like you are still missing out. I think it’s normal to have those feelings when we compare ourselves to one another. No healthy, but normal. Maybe this is wh
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by jwist 8y ago
I focus on myself and what I have accomplished. What did I do well today? Did I learn something? What did I accomplish? Did I improve myself compared to yesterday? I also have a reminder in my phone morning and night that tells me “I am goo
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by jwist 9y ago
Cool thanks!
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by jwist 9y ago
What is OTP?
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by jwist 9y ago
If you are reading Mark Manson I would also suggest: As You Are by Nick Sparks Good on you for being honest with how you felt, it's something I still struggle with.