I collected some non-programming advice from John Carmack
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[Deliberate 108] Avoid negative-sum games
Winning wealth and happiness takes effort, skill, and luck. But there is a shortcut: deciding which games to play – and what is even easier – deciding which ones not to play. Negative-sum games are particularly easy to spot and always toxic.
Get ahead by not shooting yourself in the foot
There is plenty of traps and hidden dangers in life. But sometimes, people are so hell-bent on making an obvious blunder and shooting themselves in the foot that it’s tough to explain rationally because it is not.
How do I get hired for a remote job?
You’ve come to the right place. With remote work, there are more possibilities than requirements. You want a flexible schedule to spend more time with your son? Check ✅. Want to sit in a Canadian National Park because you love nature? Check ✅. Yoga class in the middle of the day? Check ✅. But gettingContinue reading “How do I get hired for a remote job?”
How to protect your job from automation
Technology is coming for your job. Here is how to prepare.
I wanna be a programmer! A journey.
Ordinary World Chuck was few years into his career. He was sitting at a desk for most of the day, doing menial and repeatable tasks, filling out Excel spreadsheets and agonizing over “ASAP” PowerPoint presentations that nobody really paid attention to during meetings that were absolutely unnecessary. But the absolute majority of his day wasContinue reading “I wanna be a programmer! A journey.”