Do that side project.
How many times have you told yourself
and then did nothing?
Well, guess what. Time passes. Yes, really.
Anne Dillard said
Don't waste time on thinking about when to think about planning to think about thinking about when to start thinking about doing it. Do it now.
Here are some more resources on the subject -
How many times have you told yourself
- I'll start that open source project I've been thinking of
- I'll write that utility which will make my job easier
- I'll enroll for that course on Artificial Intelligence and write that amazing recommendation system
and then did nothing?
Well, guess what. Time passes. Yes, really.
Anne Dillard said
Think about that for a moment.
"How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives."
Don't waste time on thinking about when to think about planning to think about thinking about when to start thinking about doing it. Do it now.
Here are some more resources on the subject -
- Shut up and Hack - http://www.slideshare.net/bluesmoon/shut-up-and-hack
- Do it Now - http://www.stevepavlina.com/articles/do-it-now.htm
- Do it Fucking now - http://seoblackhat.com/2007/01/29/do-it-fucking-now/
- Chris Wanstrath's keynote - http://gist.github.com/6443
very true....the links provided are too gud.really motivating
ReplyDeleteThanks, Deepthi
ReplyDeleteyeah... but we donn get much time isnt it ? :P
ReplyDeleteAll work and no pay makes __ a dull programmer
@haris: The trick is to find the time :) Time is always there.
ReplyDeleteFor the point" I’ll write that utility which will make my job easier"
ReplyDelete-- ya I found time ..
I wrote this stupid (ie not high class/perfect) tool for the project I was working... (self initiative .. :P for fun)
which helped team to test APIs with a simple tool... I learned new language and frameworks
http://code.google.com/p/firetester
and I blog occasionally.. to feed the world
not so world class programmer yet ... :(
problem is paradox of choice
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6127548813950043200#
but delusional grandiosity - "I know everything" ruin most of the programmers
whining and self-loathing is part of human life :P
from the short experience I had in programming I realize that... there are always a better programmer than oneself and genius programmers are a myth
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0SARbwvhupQ
For the point" I’ll write that utility which will make my job easier"
ReplyDelete-- ya I find some time ..
I wrote this stupid (ie not high class/perfect) tool for the project I was working... (self initiative .. :P for fun)
which helped team to test APIs with a simple tool... I learned new language and frameworks
http://code.google.com/p/firetester
and I blog occasionally.. to feed the world
not so world class programmer yet ... :(
problem is paradox of choice
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6127548813950043200#
but delusional grandiosity - "I know everything" ruin most of the programmers
whining and self-loathing is part of human life :P
from the short experience I had in programming I realize that... there are always a better programmer than oneself and genius programmers are a myth
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0SARbwvhupQ
For the point" I’ll write that utility which will make my job easier"
ReplyDelete-- ya I find some time ..
I wrote this stupid tool for the project I was working... (self initiative .. :P for fun)
which helped team to test APIs with a simple tool... I learned new language and frameworks
http://code.google.com/p/firetester
and I blog occasionally.. to feed the world
not so world class programmer yet ... :(
problem is paradox of choice
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6127548813950043200#
but delusional grandiosity - "I know everything" ruin most of the programmers
whining and self-loathing is part of human life :P
from the short experience I had in programming I realize that... there are always a better programmer than oneself and genius programmers are a myth
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0SARbwvhupQ
some issues with internet
ReplyDeletethats y comments got repeated
ReplyDelete@haris: firetester looks interesting. Some documentation would be nice - so that people can have a quick glimpse into its capabilities without running it.
ReplyDeleteNice post! Not relevant to just programmers, but for us mortals, too ;-)
ReplyDelete"Don’t waste time on thinking about when to think about planning to think about thinking about when to start thinking about doing it." - That's a tough sentence!
@Asha - Tough, yes. But that's what most of do - go around in circles, trying to convince ourselves that something cannot be done - when that time could have been spent in just doing it.
ReplyDeleteNice post hrish!
ReplyDeleteEvery successful man have this trait. Need to improve and follow this
@Devang - Thanks!
ReplyDeleteGood Post Hrish
ReplyDeleteThanks, Sarvesh.
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