Comment by aerique
14 years ago
I've done and learned a lot this year but I've never been much of a books and paper reader. Perhaps you've done more constructive things than just eating Cheetos behind the TV? (And even if not, I hope you at least enjoyed it?)
Absolutely. My comment was a little tongue-in-cheek - That's not to take away from everything fogus (and many like him) have accomplished.
It's just that after reading a post like that, it makes me think that I need a little bit more focus. I get attracted to new shiny things, but I still have a day job - which means that outside of shifting contexts a lot, I also shift my focus a lot.
A post like this makes me think that perhaps I need to dedicate a considerable amount of time to learning something new (Clojure in my case) and sticking with it.
And to answer your question, I did accomplish quite a lot this year (in my own little way). And I did enjoy it. Thank you.
I don't know how some people do it either. My excuse is I have a full-time job, a wife and two kids but then there's people in similar situations like me that accomplish things on the scale of what fogus did...
I do like to relax and do nothing so it is probably that ;-)
Also there was an article recently about "elite" archivers as they called them, pianists and violinists that achieved more while putting in the same hours as their peers because they kept pushing their boundaries and had two well defined practice sessions each day. It also meant they felt more relaxed during the rest of the day.