Done for the day

I am adamant about not beginning a new task with less than 2 hours remaining in the day unless the task will take less than 15 minutes.

Especially true for Fridays.

I use end of day time to prep for the next day so I can come in and hit the ground running. Faux-start the task up until you'd actually do work.

That being said, I'll be clocking out in about 1.5 hours. Which is why I'm posting to Lemmy 😁

can I haz job
u need an assistant? 🤔
- Haha public sector. Union. You'd be surprised who needs Network Admins/Engineers, Webmasters, Security Analysts/Engineers, Tech support.
  If it has a union, and you have some financial wiggle room, take low pay. Get in that union. Argue like hell for competitive wages for your role. Profit.
I bet you're amazingly responsive, too.
Newbies take notes. This is how a pro does it.
- 🙂 I'm responsive if the request is clear. I make sure to subtly train people I'm in frequent contact with to send me requests in ways that will get them done in, usually, <5 minutes.
  But SO many requests are, quickly, responded to with questions to get the necessary info to do it quickly. And these folks are usually not as fast to respond as I am, so... No SLA breach, waiting on requestor.
- Another pro tip:
  I solve the most complex problems when I'm fishing or doing something else I enjoy that doesn't involve sitting in front of a computer. When I just let my brain do it's thing, that's when the magic happens.
  Engineering isn't about writing code. Engineering is about solving problems. Anybody can write code. But not just anybody can turn code into a meaningful, well thought out solution.
  The longer you do this, the more you realize that there are "developers" and there are "software engineers". HR thinks they are the same thing. They're not.
Also shouldn't be starting a new task if you have less than two days remaining in the week
- Yeah, nothing that'll take > ~4-5 hrs, for sure. Especially if anything else is on my plate.

I already did three productivities today.

I did the most productive thing today.

I shut up and let my team get some work done.

I'm super proud of myself.

Found the PM
- The good PM

Me just sitting in front of vim thinking about hiw im gonna do something unstead of just coding it

Install power mode and you won't be able to stop just idly pressing keys. Eventually, some of those key presses will be useful!

[laughs in adhd]
I did that once and man that was a bad idea lol. Every time I do idle thinking my finger will always fidget the keyboards to look at the pretty effect. And then I forgot what I was thinking in the first place. Fun times

I used to be a software developer.

Looking back, I can now see such things as

Being unable to think because the cursor is blinking

as a sign that the job was not good for my mental health.

Literally me today

I did get to read some funny articles today though