yason

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2041.
by yason 18y ago
The problem with super easy jobs is that anything you do should align with a meaning in your life, otherwise it feels frustrating, stupid, and just plain wrong. A stereotypical government job where you spend all your day playing the Tower o
2042.
by yason 18y ago
I feel mostly the same way. I love coding but I don't like working, nor a career, nor having a job. I've been working part-time for a couple of years now which helps a little. I currently do 4-5 hours a day in the average, and whenever I ge
2043.
by yason 18y ago
Well, for all that matters, I could just die today and I'd be pretty damn unhappy if, before it's my time, I hadn't had a life that's true to myself. Saving for the future conflicts in part with the desire to live a full life today. Taking
2044.
by yason 18y ago
Sounds like the time to go get VC funding for an angel investor company.
2045.
by yason 18y ago
I would say that someone who is effective at Emacs works just the opposite way: - No mouse; - No GUI; most people hide even the menu bar; - They have spent and do continue to spend a lot of time in Emacs. Someone suggested a video recording
2046.
by yason 19y ago
Maybe the emotions come for a purpose. I think they try to wake you up into realizing that you're not a 100% efficient coding/working machine and if you expect yourself to go to work and then work on your business (as I understood by your r
2047.
by yason 19y ago
"Imagine if the guys at Google just sat around waiting for their server to kick the bucket before they fixed it; they'd be out of business." Funny that you said that. Somebody correct me if I'm mistaken but I've understood that's exactly wh
2048.
by yason 19y ago
I don't recommend. I don't really. I tried, but I don't. Coming from a long Linux history dating back to mid-nineties, I have used Macs for about three years. My first was a Powerbook P4 and now I've had my MacBookPro for about two years. N
2049.
by yason 19y ago
Excess bias on the analytical, thinking, and "doing" sides of a human life purges out the practical, hands-on, "not-doing" side that's deeply rooted to nature and connects you to reality. You need to spend time in the nature doing nothing t
2050.
by yason 19y ago
I see no other options but trying to find a job where all that matters is whether you get stuff done, no when or where. Life is too great for being wasted on some company's stupid playground rules: it is NOT okay to think "well, it's the sa