Category Archives: Personal
Do Something Else Besides Programming!
There occasionally comes a time when you can’t sit in front of the computer any more and need to focus your energy on something else.
When you are stuck trying to debug some logic – the cure to working through your problems is to do something unrelated to programming.
Sports
I like to play a round of [...]
Top 5 Things that are Important to Me as a Programmer
No matter what your field of work, we all have areas where we want to succeed.
I’ve tried to identify the top 5 things that are important to me in life. These are areas of my life where I want to be successful.
5. Professional Development (Non-Technical)
As a programmer, not everything is technical all the time. We [...]
How to Read a Book Using SQ3R
Before I entered college over 10 years ago, I participated in a 1-day seminar for incoming freshmen called Strategies for Success. The purpose of the seminar was to introduce you to study habits and prepare you for the college workload. What reminded me recently of this seminar was a book that I started reading: ‘Secrets [...]
How to Distinguish Between Being Bored and Unmotivated
We all get bored. In fact, just before I started writing this post I was pondering whether I should just browse the internet aimlessly or actually do something productive.
Although the differences between being bored and being unmotivated are subtle, the underlying cause may be significantly different.
What is being bored?
Lacking something to do.
Repeatedly doing something [...]
5 Common-Sense Ways to Remain Productive