Bemused ramblings some dude says on the internet
I think, all in all, the real key to finding motivation and meaning everyday is by taking advantage of each day to just live and be, without expecting anything from yourself or from anyone else. This doesn’t mean Nihilism, it means mindfulness.
One of the things that keeps my motivation and meaning sustained is looking at the bigger picture.… Read the rest
Every time I spun up my word processor, I felt a slithering cold crawl up my back as my mind went fuzzy. I wasn’t sick or unwell; I could just feel the game of buzzword bingo was about to begin whether I wanted it to or not. The passion had faded as much as my throughput had. I was running on autopilot by now.… Read the rest
One of the most frustrating prospects for writing a scientific article is having the right access to quality sources. A foreign language learner’s blog is fundamentally different than a journal addressing second language acquisition. Google (including Google Scholar) only gets you so far without a more comprehensive toolkit of resources to draw from. Most journals want money for an article, others have a web interface that rivals something spawned from the ARPANET era which even modern search engines struggle to index.… Read the rest
Staring at a screen all day doesn’t come without its costs. While I really don’t want to stare at a screen all day, it’s a bit hard not to when you work in tech and blog on the side. It takes its toll on your body, both your back and your eyes.
I had serious issues with tension headaches, migraines, and even just an inability to focus before I learned how to reduce my eyestrain.… Read the rest
It’s hard to run out of ideas to write about, but it’s easy to run out of ideas worth writing about. At a certain point, the object of your writing becomes less fixated on producing content, and more focused on producing content which pushes your brand. I can write about everything, but I can’t write about just anything.
As you plumb the depths of a topic, you hit a wall where your understanding isn’t high enough to progress.… Read the rest
Tech work can be safely reproducible, or dangerously repetitive depending on your personality and where you are in your career. It’s as easy to land in a cushy position as it is to find yourself pigeonholed if you don’t expand your skill set. The pigeonholes are a lot more common though. It’s also easy to be made redundant if the primary technology (or technologies) you support fall to the wayside.… Read the rest