Zen Programming
Intro
- We Live and work in a culture of distraction. Why does that matter?
- Unable to engage in long-form thinking.
- What does a world of distraction cause?
- Anxiety and depression when we’re not constantly unstimulated.
1. Focus you mind.
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State that you are going to work on this task.
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Take a Deep Breath with me!
2. Clear your mind.
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Turn off social media.
- No fb, twitter, instagram, and or hackernews
- Put phone on silent.
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One minute of checking updates on a social media network will compound to more distracted thoughts.
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The world will go on.
5. Don't Multitask
- You lose 10 IQ multitasking which is more than smoking a joint or pulling an all-nighter. Become 40% less efficient!
4. Keep a beginner's mind.
- Stay curious and try to think of different solutions to a problem.
- You can learn something from anybody. Senior developers or Juniors or Noobs.
- Hell yeah I learn something from someone when I teach at GA.
5. Be happy
- quit if you're not happy
- the best coders take breaks and vacations too