I like to be solo sometimes but most of the time i do prefer working in teams.
Working in teams (regardless of the level of each individual) is the best way to grow up as an engineer/whatever, you can learn from more talented one as you can learn from junior by guiding them, also considering that confronting with other help you to watch at things in a different way.
Readit NewsClyd3Radcliff3 commented on Ask HN: Do you prefer working as a solo developer or as part of a team? · Posted by u/chistev
Understand what i want from life :)
Clyd3Radcliff3 commented on Ask HN: What are your most regretted tech purchases? · Posted by u/sys_64738
MS Surface PRO, good notebook TERRIBLE keyboard, the worst i ever had
Happiness, less emotional/politic manipulation, removal of negative media.
Shift to local-only thinking and living.
Independence.
Present in the day-day.
Breaking of bad habits.
Living deliberately
I'm ok with all the tech releated stuff, but besides those things i would add:
- reduce (if not eliminate) wild online shopping (eg. Amazon) to reduce carbon footprint/waste of packaging and not nurturing giants that do not care about employee dignity
- reduce if not eliminate meat consuption or at least buy animal related food that respect animal life and dignity.
Not fully agree with no consuming news, even though most of them are biased or worst fake i think that one can manage try to find the truth in all this chaos.
Clyd3Radcliff3 commented on Ask HN: Tips for managing burnout while balncing fulltime work and side projects · Posted by u/fayazara
I've been through this in the past, so i can understand you.
> Additionally, I'm struggling to establish clear boundaries between my job and side projects. I often find myself working on my side projects during work hours and vice versa, which leads to feelings of guilt on both fronts. This is one problem i also had, just discipline yourself to make sure you allocate the time properly, for your paying job it will be easy just follow the 8-5 rule, for you personal allocate 1,2 hours for that, no more.
For me it was very important to separate the 2 things, make sure that you put something between the 2, physical activity would be good (run, walk, but also clean the house and/or prepare a meal), you will have more energy and passion to put into your personal project.
Another big mistake that i made was to think that i could be 99% into work+personal project, dedicating time to other activities such as: playing guitar, drawing, going out with friends (or whatever different interest you have), the important thing is that is something NOT RELATED to standing in front of a PC.
After all, we are human being and our soul must be fullfilled with other things as well, job and personal project will benefit more thant you could do by being obsessed with them and not caring about you as a whole.
Make sure that a passion doesn't become an obsession. Hope it helps.
Clyd3Radcliff3 commented on Ask HN: Where to have real tech discussions online? (See text) · Posted by u/purple-leafy
Maybe it’s loneliness? I’m relatively solitary, I just find it hard to find people to talk ideas
well, i can understand your feeling, what you mentioned seems more like using technology interests as an "excuse: to have some form of human interaction (not saying is bad, i'm also in trend) rather than the need to do technical discussion.
Don't want to be Mr.Freud of the situation but if that is your need try to look over tech a find people to share time, if you want to have technical discussion in a genuine way don't think any platform will fit your needs, as someone already pointed out internet is full of instragram-like-ego-chamber so probably the best way is to cultivate your interests, try to ingage people with interests like yours and create a small discussion board outside of mainstream platforms...
Clyd3Radcliff3 commented on Ask HN: Did you regret staying at a job for too long? · Posted by u/hellohihello135
Well, the choice it completely up to you, if you are risk adverse because of family, debt, bills or whatever it's a point, otherwise you can't conciliate to be risk adverse and growing as an engineer at least during the first 7-10 years of work (unless your company investing you but doesn't seem do be your situation), you must take the risk and invest on yourself (trade money and safety for potential growing).
In the first case (you can't leave because of stability) i would consider to sneak into grey areas of your company where you can indroduce something new (new build system, refactoring and whatever), it will require more effort than usual and depending on the company is not 100% sure thy will reward you for this (consider the reward to be the task itself), this way can grow by applying those skills to real life problem, if you don't have obligations i may say, leave and find something else but keep in mind that in 99% of the companies you will find the same situation.
Anyway, side projects/blogging is what i would advice in every case, just a disciplined 30 mins a day makes the differece.
In that order? :)
sure it is, carpentry is the final step of a brillant career
Clyd3Radcliff3 commented on Ask HN: What's the most unique job perk you've had? · Posted by u/AlwaysNewb23
A couple of years ago i resigned from my company, the boss proposed me a big salary raise and company car, also added a Chihuahua on top of it (really), he also told that he could afford base expenses like vet.
At the end i left the job, but i'm wondering if i have done the good thing...