Wish I could convince my boss to let me drink beer while at work... that way when I had some tough code or a PC that doesn't want to co-operate I could just take off my shirt and say "I'm right here. What are you going to do about it?"
I would make a change to one part: "Work on open source late at night, with a beer on your desk."Should read: "with a beer in your beer hat and long straw in your mouth, so that you don't waste time taking your hands off the keyboard to drink your beer."This applies to coding as well as gaming.
Same here... I spend so much time reading articles on digg and I always endup coding around 1am. Sigh..I cant resist getting new information...*Unplugs cable modem ........5 mins later ...... Plugs it right back*
It can be nice to work between 23:00 and 5:00.. it's dark outside so the sun wont reflect on my monitor and I can walk home and here the birds sing. Though it's sad to miss the first half of the day due to sleep, so might not be worth it :/
I completely agree that meetings should be avoided at ALL cost. When the person running the meeting doesn't know what they're doing, as is often the case, it's a total waste of time!Of course, it probably depends upon your line of work, but if someone knows how to make these things worthwhile, PLEASE share your secrets.
I agree with working disconnected. Although I keep Outlook open all day, I turned off the pop-up and audio notifications. I also wear a set of Bose QuietComfort headphones (they freakin' rock too!) - this enables me to get a vast amount more work done (especially in the morning) that I would otherwise not be able to do. I wind up checking my email around every hour or so, and it works pretty well....
he's right about reading to learn about anything you want. i just acquired the "sams teach yourself (whatever) in 24 hours" books -- were not cheap, but worth it.sams teach yourself php in 24 hours is awesome and so is php hacks or ajax hacks. the for dummies series is also helpful.using old technology to get good at new technology
malecApr 15, 2006
good read
durrokApr 15, 2006
Wish I could convince my boss to let me drink beer while at work... that way when I had some tough code or a PC that doesn't want to co-operate I could just take off my shirt and say "I'm right here. What are you going to do about it?"
ikioiApr 15, 2006
I would make a change to one part: "Work on open source late at night, with a beer on your desk."Should read: "with a beer in your beer hat and long straw in your mouth, so that you don't waste time taking your hands off the keyboard to drink your beer."This applies to coding as well as gaming.
jeznavApr 15, 2006
Same here... I spend so much time reading articles on digg and I always endup coding around 1am. Sigh..I cant resist getting new information...*Unplugs cable modem ........5 mins later ...... Plugs it right back*
jadahlApr 15, 2006
It can be nice to work between 23:00 and 5:00.. it's dark outside so the sun wont reflect on my monitor and I can walk home and here the birds sing. Though it's sad to miss the first half of the day due to sleep, so might not be worth it :/
alphaetaApr 15, 2006
I completely agree that meetings should be avoided at ALL cost. When the person running the meeting doesn't know what they're doing, as is often the case, it's a total waste of time!Of course, it probably depends upon your line of work, but if someone knows how to make these things worthwhile, PLEASE share your secrets.
Closed AccountApr 15, 2006
Work production and happiness is an oxymoron. Nevertheless, the best tip for combining the two starts with A and ends with cid.
retsocedApr 16, 2006
I agree with working disconnected. Although I keep Outlook open all day, I turned off the pop-up and audio notifications. I also wear a set of Bose QuietComfort headphones (they freakin' rock too!) - this enables me to get a vast amount more work done (especially in the morning) that I would otherwise not be able to do. I wind up checking my email around every hour or so, and it works pretty well....
stephndolencApr 17, 2006
he's right about reading to learn about anything you want. i just acquired the "sams teach yourself (whatever) in 24 hours" books -- were not cheap, but worth it.sams teach yourself php in 24 hours is awesome and so is php hacks or ajax hacks. the for dummies series is also helpful.using old technology to get good at new technology
pankaj23183Feb 6, 2009
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