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I hope that you already see a common motif here. As programming evolves, various ubiquitous patterns of code emerge. These patterns are boring, error-prone, and are totally not fun to work with. Eventually, they get recognized by programming language designers and are incorporated into languages as new features, increasing the overall level of abstraction, improving developer productivity and job satisfaction. This story repeats with each generation of languages as newer patterns build on top of features that used to be just programming patterns themselves a generation ago.
In a LinkedIn course on how to build resilience, Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg shared that she adopted a new bedtime routine to help with grief and anxiety after the death of her husband, former Survey Monkey CEO Dave Goldberg. The routine is simple: Write three things down that you accomplished that day. The accomplishments don’t have to be big, Sandberg explained.
I hope that you already see a common motif here. As programming evolves, various ubiquitous patterns of code emerge. These patterns are boring, error-prone, and are totally not fun to work with. Eventually, they get recognized by programming language designers and are incorporated into languages as new features, increasing the overall level of abstraction, improving developer productivity and job satisfaction. This story repeats with each generation of languages as newer patterns build on top of features that used to be just programming patterns themselves a generation ago.
In a LinkedIn course on how to build resilience, Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg shared that she adopted a new bedtime routine to help with grief and anxiety after the death of her husband, former Survey Monkey CEO Dave Goldberg. The routine is simple: Write three things down that you accomplished that day. The accomplishments don’t have to be big, Sandberg explained.
I hope that you already see a common motif here. As programming evolves, various ubiquitous patterns of code emerge. These patterns are boring, error-prone, and are totally not fun to work with. Eventually, they get recognized by programming language designers and are incorporated into languages as new features, increasing the overall level of abstraction, improving developer productivity and job satisfaction. This story repeats with each generation of languages as newer patterns build on top of features that used to be just programming patterns themselves a generation ago.
I hope that you already see a common motif here. As programming evolves, various ubiquitous patterns of code emerge. These patterns are boring, error-prone, and are totally not fun to work with. Eventually, they get recognized by programming language designers and are incorporated into languages as new features, increasing the overall level of abstraction, improving developer productivity and job satisfaction. This story repeats with each generation of languages as newer patterns build on top of features that used to be just programming patterns themselves a generation ago.
I hope that you already see a common motif here. As programming evolves, various ubiquitous patterns of code emerge. These patterns are boring, error-prone, and are totally not fun to work with. Eventually, they get recognized by programming language designers and are incorporated into languages as new features, increasing the overall level of abstraction, improving developer productivity and job satisfaction. This story repeats with each generation of languages as newer patterns build on top of features that used to be just programming patterns themselves a generation ago.
In a LinkedIn course on how to build resilience, Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg shared that she adopted a new bedtime routine to help with grief and anxiety after the death of her husband, former Survey Monkey CEO Dave Goldberg. The routine is simple: Write three things down that you accomplished that day. The accomplishments don’t have to be big, Sandberg explained.
I hope that you already see a common motif here. As programming evolves, various ubiquitous patterns of code emerge. These patterns are boring, error-prone, and are totally not fun to work with. Eventually, they get recognized by programming language designers and are incorporated into languages as new features, increasing the overall level of abstraction, improving developer productivity and job satisfaction. This story repeats with each generation of languages as newer patterns build on top of features that used to be just programming patterns themselves a generation ago.
I hope that you already see a common motif here. As programming evolves, various ubiquitous patterns of code emerge. These patterns are boring, error-prone, and are totally not fun to work with. Eventually, they get recognized by programming language designers and are incorporated into languages as new features, increasing the overall level of abstraction, improving developer productivity and job satisfaction. This story repeats with each generation of languages as newer patterns build on top of features that used to be just programming patterns themselves a generation ago.
Sorry, I’m getting ahead of myself (as usual): Procrastinators put off cleaning the toilet, working out, and responding to email. They wait until the last minute. But there’s a segment of the population who, like me, will clean the toilet as soon as necessary, prefer to workout early in the day, and reply to an email even before having the information they need to write a thorough response. We precrastinators have a “tendency to rush to get things done as quickly as possible, even at the expense of extra effort,” writes the man who officially coined the term, David A. Rosenbaum. We don’t put off tasks… we try to get them done — now now now!
Now. The interesting part is what happened in the rest of the rich world. While life’s basics in America turned into unaffordable luxuries, elsewhere, the precise opposite happened. These basics grew cheaper and cheaper, until at last, they became goods that were simply freely provided for everyone. Hence, going to see the doctor in the UK, for example, is free, and a prescription costs a fixed amount, just a few pounds — whether it is penicillin or some cutting-edge drug. Meanwhile, healthcare in the US costs thousands more every year — while barely covering much. See the difference? The US and the world are mirror images — life’s basics became cripplingly expensive luxuries in America, but are moving towards being free everywhere else.
Now. The interesting part is what happened in the rest of the rich world. While life’s basics in America turned into unaffordable luxuries, elsewhere, the precise opposite happened. These basics grew cheaper and cheaper, until at last, they became goods that were simply freely provided for everyone. Hence, going to see the doctor in the UK, for example, is free, and a prescription costs a fixed amount, just a few pounds — whether it is penicillin or some cutting-edge drug. Meanwhile, healthcare in the US costs thousands more every year — while barely covering much. See the difference? The US and the world are mirror images — life’s basics became cripplingly expensive luxuries in America, but are moving towards being free everywhere else.
Sorry, I’m getting ahead of myself (as usual): Procrastinators put off cleaning the toilet, working out, and responding to email. They wait until the last minute. But there’s a segment of the population who, like me, will clean the toilet as soon as necessary, prefer to workout early in the day, and reply to an email even before having the information they need to write a thorough response. We precrastinators have a “tendency to rush to get things done as quickly as possible, even at the expense of extra effort,” writes the man who officially coined the term, David A. Rosenbaum. We don’t put off tasks… we try to get them done — now now now!
Sorry, I’m getting ahead of myself (as usual): Procrastinators put off cleaning the toilet, working out, and responding to email. They wait until the last minute. But there’s a segment of the population who, like me, will clean the toilet as soon as necessary, prefer to workout early in the day, and reply to an email even before having the information they need to write a thorough response. We precrastinators have a “tendency to rush to get things done as quickly as possible, even at the expense of extra effort,” writes the man who officially coined the term, David A. Rosenbaum. We don’t put off tasks… we try to get them done — now now now!
Sorry, I’m getting ahead of myself (as usual): Procrastinators put off cleaning the toilet, working out, and responding to email. They wait until the last minute. But there’s a segment of the population who, like me, will clean the toilet as soon as necessary, prefer to workout early in the day, and reply to an email even before having the information they need to write a thorough response. We precrastinators have a “tendency to rush to get things done as quickly as possible, even at the expense of extra effort,” writes the man who officially coined the term, David A. Rosenbaum. We don’t put off tasks… we try to get them done — now now now!
Sorry, I’m getting ahead of myself (as usual): Procrastinators put off cleaning the toilet, working out, and responding to email. They wait until the last minute. But there’s a segment of the population who, like me, will clean the toilet as soon as necessary, prefer to workout early in the day, and reply to an email even before having the information they need to write a thorough response. We precrastinators have a “tendency to rush to get things done as quickly as possible, even at the expense of extra effort,” writes the man who officially coined the term, David A. Rosenbaum. We don’t put off tasks… we try to get them done — now now now!
Now. The interesting part is what happened in the rest of the rich world. While life’s basics in America turned into unaffordable luxuries, elsewhere, the precise opposite happened. These basics grew cheaper and cheaper, until at last, they became goods that were simply freely provided for everyone. Hence, going to see the doctor in the UK, for example, is free, and a prescription costs a fixed amount, just a few pounds — whether it is penicillin or some cutting-edge drug. Meanwhile, healthcare in the US costs thousands more every year — while barely covering much. See the difference? The US and the world are mirror images — life’s basics became cripplingly expensive luxuries in America, but are moving towards being free everywhere else.
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