misleading_name

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Comment · 13 years ago
It's not your fault. it's the fault of the person who cancelled backups, the person who didn't check that backups are being created, the "senior" people who let you work on the production database.... etc.
Comment · 13 years ago
Doesn't work on my Windows Firefox... got it working on Chrome though.
Comment · 13 years ago
Catalog your rabbit holes if possible, and then review them before working on them.

What I mean is, if you see a problem to solve, and you are able to keep working on your current task and to solve the problem later, then do so... just note the problem. This will immediately make you much more focused.

Then at the end of the day, review your list of rabbit holes and try and determine which ones are necessary for the current project, which ones would be educational / you want to do, and which ones can be discarded.

Basically rabbit holes are a problem because they are long and narrow and do not offer an overview of the entire grounds, so before jumping down a rabbit hole force yourself to survey the big picture and to see if you can step over it instead.

Comment · 13 years ago
just got my log in
Comment · 13 years ago
I love that fact that the other company was actually recycling an idea from 1919 and thinking they were onto something new.
Comment · 13 years ago
I feel like you describe pretty often. I think the trick is to sleep, exercise, and concentrate on what's going on right now. You can't change the past, you can only change what you are doing right now, this second. You have control over that... hang in there. Also, rosser, you're answer seems very helpful.
Comment · 14 years ago
This is awesome. I just tried to submit it. Is it a new site, that we both tried within 15 hours?
Comment · 14 years ago
Comment · 14 years ago
Awesome. Learning Haskell has been on my list for a long time, and I really appreciate that both books are available for free online. Thanks!
Comment · 14 years ago
yeah, seems pointless without an iOS implementation. (pointless for people on mobile Apple products that is (iPhone, iPad, iPod touch))

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