Discipline
Recently I’ve been wondering what I can do to increase my knowledge and experience and it suddenly hit me. I just have to be more disciplined!
I currently spend 3-4 hours an evening playing on xbox live. Its a wonderful escape from the stress of the day BUT do I actually gain anything out of it? NO!
So now I’ve decided I’m going to limit myself to a maximum of 1 hours gaming per night. That’ll automatically open up an additional 2 - 3 hours an evening for reading and experiementing. I am currently reading the Best Practices book from BB&D and I’m learning so much!
I also had a look at some books that Armand recommended. Unforuntately all the books together come to just over R 2000! I’m sure it’ll be worth it in the end though, will try to buy one book a month and work through them all. The books on design and patterns will take more than a month though I’m sure.
Lastly, I hope you like the new Wordpress theme I’ve put one. A few guys told me that the black and blue was a bit hard on the eyes. I like this one but I’m still looking at a few others.
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Yeah Steve balancing life can be tricky. Eventually we all find the right balance that works for us. But don’t stray too far away from your console.
As for the theme, I prefer white based themes, so it rocks!
Love the new layout Steve.
I wish I had time for xbox.. my Google Reader and mail box keep me too busy. Although I do gain so much from constantly reading. A friend of mine asked me where I am studying these days, my answer was simple: Google.
Thanks for the feedback guys!
I must that I agree with you there Tyler. You search for one thing on Google and one thing leads to another.
And don’t worry Craig. That xbox will always have a super special part of my day, I just need to cut back a bit because my R&D time is slipping a lot! We’ll see how it goes.