05 Dec 2022
“It’s developers’ (mis)understanding, not domain experts’ knowledge, that gets released in production.”
--Alberto Brandolini
"A model is a simplified representation of a thing or phenomenon that intentionally emphasizes certain aspects while ignoring others.
Abstraction with a specific use in mind."
--Rebecca Wirfs-Brock
There is no sense in talking about the solution before we agree on the problem,
and no sense talking about the implementation steps before we agree on the solution.
--Efrat Goldratt-Ashlag (Goldratt-Ashlag, E. (2010). “The Layers of Resistance—The Buy-In Process According to TOC.”)
05 Sep 2022
Git for overleaf?
Did you know that you can clone your overleaf document to your local PC?
I did not. It enables you to quickly backup and work offline.
Tutorial
You can then also backup that repository to Github, Gitlab or Bitbucket. Which enables offline colloboration
05 Sep 2022
Unhook
Unhook is a Chrome-AddOn for Youtube. It helps you turnoff everything in youtube, that might distract you. From the sidebar all the way to almost everything, except for the video and title.
Olauncher
A simple and free overlay for your Android phone.
My Configuration
- Add at most 5 Apps to the QuickLaunch menu.
- Google Search for Swipe Down
- App Search on Swip Up
05 Aug 2022
About 10 years ago, I stumbled upon a habit-tracking guide called Kratos Guide (KG).
It included a for me novel approach to tracking one’s new habits. Via an excel sheet and ticking off what habits have been done that day.
But most importantly for a 16-year-old me, it had a list of habits the writer found essential.
Krato’s 16 daily habits
- Exercise
- Meditation
- Reading
- Creative Recreation
- Nutrition
- Reasonable Spending
- Brain Buster + Current Events
- Social
- Personal Management
- Project 1, 2 or more times a week
- Podcast/TED Talk/University Lecture
- Language
- Plan the next day
- Sleep
- Professional Development
- Journal + Research
Why revisit?
Over the years, I have implemented some of these and also failed at implementing some of them.
Now that I have reached my late twenties, it is time to revisit and reimplement my habits.
Essential Habits IMHO
- Nutrition: Fresh Food, less processed, the better.
- Sleep: At least 5h per night
- Exercise: I agree with the author of KG that Exercise is essential.
- Meditation: Exercise for the Body. Meditate for the mind. But both benefit the Body and Mind
Reasonable Spending Personal Finance: Most of us, including myself, are not part of the super-rich. It is crucial for us to manage our finances.
These 5 habits are the most essential in my opinion. They are ranked in order of importance.
In my opinion having a good habit of taking care of these 5, but you in the right starting Position to add others.
Note: Personal Finance includes your job, mortage, rent etc. .
Personal Goal 1: Implement all of these in my daily life
Different stages in life
Currently I am writing my master thesis and will be entering the job market after. For this reasons some habits are more important to me for obvious reasons:
- Professional Development: Everything I learn and study during my thesis should be important for my later job.
- Research and Reading are a part of this habit
- Write: Training how to express yourself
- Plan the next day: Time is of essence during a thesis.
Additional habits, but not essential
Thee are extras I deem important, but not essential. I will implement them once all the others are implemented
- Language: I completed the first 50% of A1 Chinese and plan on keeping a daily habit of revising.
- Social