Accidentally in Code

Organization

  • March-August

    I started doing the month in review thing and only did it for 2 months before things went a bit nuts/fell apart and I gave myself a break from high-level goals to focus on putting stuff back together. However, now the summer is over it seems like a good time to restart! Get a Great…

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    Failure Is Not An Option

    Having admitted that I seek out a high level of stress, it’s timely that I have, once again, gone way past the level of stress that I like to operate and hit the “woah this is damaging to my productivity” bit. I wrote before about How to be Crazy Busy Without Losing Your Mind and…

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  • Extreme Blue
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    Extreme Blue

    One of my closest friends works at another large tech company, and all summer we’ve been having conversations that go like this: ME: I’ve had such an awesome day! I found out about this awesome thing and made some progress on my awesome project. I love my job! How was yours? HIM: Good! I finally…

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    Delegation – What Value Do You Place on Time?

    My friends and some of my colleagues have been mocking me for “outsourcing my life”. I don’t think that expression is accurate though – it’s more that I’ve been outsourcing details in order to enjoy life more (and achieve more). For me, it’s all about leverage. How can I leverage myself in order to do…

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  • Week in Brief

    Last week: Finish assignment Workshop – content Workshop – decide what frameworks need coding. Work-out 5 times Read 9 papers – read 5 Send off yet another form for internship Sort out international tuition waiver – not happening Deal with insurance! Finish reading XP: Explained Also: Did taxes Sorted out vehicle registration Weekend: Read 4…

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  • Week in Brief

    Bit behind this week, which did not exactly go to plan… I meant to: Ski instructing (last time I think – the snow is ending). Finish assignment – made progress but got stuck sue to issues with the setup and general confusion with Schrodinger’s Table. Workshop – content. Workshop – decide what frameworks need coding.…

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  • Week in Brief

    Submit Visa application. Workout 5 times (taking a looser definition of workout, just some time on the cross trainer or swimming is OK) – made 4 times. Could do the last one, but I’m giving up on this week and going to bed. Try running again – probably need more time to psych myself up…

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    It’s Not a Competition

    I read lately that “busy is the new fine“, I bet you’ve seen it too – you ask someone how they are and they say “I’m busy”, or “keeping busy”. I do it too. I hate it, but it takes a long time to change your reaction. I’m trying. However more than this, and worse,…

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  • Week in Brief

    From last week: Forms and visa application – nearly done, just need to scan passport and submit. Finish Assignment 1 for Testing course. Read 5 papers. Work out 4 times. – not hard workouts, as I’ve injured my shoulder, but that’s okay – need to keep active. Ski instructing. Marking. WISE event at Carleton –…

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