Learning design patterns is useful when you need them. Sometimes you don’t know what you don’t know, at least learn to understand the purpose of each design pattern, then search to review when needed.
One thing I learned when working is some bugs cannot be fixed in a day or two. So wasting sleep time is useless, sometimes next morning you can fix it immediately. Should practice regular habits (eating, sleeping, pomodoro work) to work long-term for decades.
The mistake a lot of students made is not prioritizing their health, their sleep.
Found a book I want to read: Khi đồng minh tháo chạy. Author is Nguyen Tien Hung, a Vietnamese in USA, who worked with President Thieu and Ambassador Martin. Seems like an honest book about history around the Paris Agreement.
We all know investing in learning is very worthwhile. But it’s not just money investment, but also determination, time, effort. Like buying books or e-reader doesn’t mean you will read them regularly.
Today is a day off to rest and recover mental health. Will use time to write Years of coding.
One thing I admire from John Fish (at least on video) is being able to maintain high concentration to work more efficiently. And train that focus daily through reading, sleeping on time, working by plan, workout.
Today is a day off to rest. Use this time to do things I haven’t done before, rewind old things.
I think butterfly effect (chaos theory) is everywhere, including in my own focus. Just one small distraction can lead to 30 minutes - 1 hour chasing that distraction. The brain must be a rational navigator to skip distractions or do them in maximum 2 minutes.
Remember to take liver supplements and eye medicine.
Haven’t watched John Fish videos for a long time. John Fish has a lifestyle I always admire. Also a software engineer, but has a minimalist lifestyle not always glued to the screen. Still faithful to paper writing, like daily notes.
Bookmarks or saved groups on chrome left for a long time will decay. I think should digest them slowly into obsidian.
