From 89f83d49ad7d4cd8baa815993d3172ca72e5b30e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Paul Buetow Date: Sat, 8 Apr 2023 12:32:25 +0300 Subject: Update content for html --- gemfeed/2022-04-10-creative-universe.html | 14 +++++++------- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) (limited to 'gemfeed/2022-04-10-creative-universe.html') diff --git a/gemfeed/2022-04-10-creative-universe.html b/gemfeed/2022-04-10-creative-universe.html index 0a963bbe..a400488f 100644 --- a/gemfeed/2022-04-10-creative-universe.html +++ b/gemfeed/2022-04-10-creative-universe.html @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@

Creative universe

-Published at 2022-04-10T10:09:11+01:00; Updated at 2022-04-18
+Published at 2022-04-10T10:09:11+01:00; Updated at 2022-04-18

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 I have been participating in an annual work-internal project contest (we call it Pet Project contest) since I moved to London and switched jobs to my current employer. I am very happy to say that I won a "silver" prize last week here 🎆. Over the last couple of years I have been a finalist in this contest six times and won some kind of prize five times. Some of my projects were also released as open source software. One had a magazine article published, and for another one I wrote an article on my employer's engineering blog. If you have followed all my posts on this blog (the one you are currently reading), then you have probably figured out what these projects were:

 

-DTail - The distributed log tail program

-Realistic load testing with I/O Riot for linux

+DTail - The distributed log tail program

+Realistic load testing with I/O Riot for linux

 

 Note that my latest silver prize project isn't open source software and because of that there is no public material I can refer to. Maybe the next one again?

 

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 Have regular breaks. Don't skip your lunch break. Best, have a walk during lunchtime. And after work, do some kind of workout or visit a sports class. Do something completely unrelated to work before going to sleep (e.g. visit a parallel universe and read a Science Fiction novel). In short: Totally hit the off-switch after your work for the day is finished. You will be much more energised and motivated the next time you open your work laptop.

 

-I personally love to read Science Fiction novels

+I personally love to read Science Fiction novels

 

 I skip breakfast and lunch during the week. This means that on average, I intermittent fast on average 18-20 hours daily. It may sound odd to most people (who don't intermittent fast), but in a fasted state, I can be even more focused, thus helping me immerse myself in something even more. Not having breakfast and lunch also gives me back some time for other things (e.g. a nice walk, where I listen to podcasts or audiobooks or practise using my camera (street photography)). I relax my routine during the week ends, where I may enjoy a meal at any given time of the day.

 

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 Don't be afraid to think about weird and unconventional solutions. Sometimes, the most unconventional solution is the best solution to a problem. Also, try to keep to the basics. The best solutions are KISS.

 

-Keep it simple and stupid

+Keep it simple and stupid

 

 A small additional trick: you can train yourself to generate new and unconventional ideas. Just write down 20 random ideas every day. It doesn't matter what the ideas are about and whether they are useful or not. The purpose of this exercise is to make your brain think about something new and unconventional. These can be absurd ideas such as "Jump out of the window naked in the morning in order to wake up faster". Of course, you would never do that, but at least you had an idea and made your brain generate something.

 

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 Another article I found interesting and relevant is

 

-Creative Paradise by The Sephist

+Creative Paradise by The Sephist

 

 Relevant books I can recommend are:

 

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 E-Mail your comments to hi@paul.cyou :-)

 

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+Back to the main site

 
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