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0[anonymous]
You're suggestion dominates my earlier strategy. Thank you. I've had your link sitting as a bookmark for way to long without implementing it. By writing this comment, I hope I will shame myself into being more diligent next time. I also plan to make the change by 12pm tonight. Also some other recent reddit listed achievements

Where is user Thomas? He should have some nice stuff to show I presume

9Thomas
Well, yes. I (and not me alone) have evolved bunch of things and keep evolving them. What shocked even me, is the possibility of evolving 3D crosswords, 7 or 8 characters wide. I mean, there are about 10^400 combinations of English words in such a cube. And maybe 10^100 consistent solutions. I am not aware of any intelligent program which is able to construct one. Yet, it's possible to artificially evolve one such a crossword per minute on a PC. Digital evolution is an underestimated way for doing things. Why? I don't know and don't even care. I know I don't underestimate it. Never have. https://protokol2020.wordpress.com/2014/08/02/6x6x6-word-cube/

If you dam a river, you already know that it isn't easy for the water to flow through the ground, because it isn't taking that route.

Actually, this (water that passes under the dam) is the main problem after water passing directly through the dam. If the bed of the river is ok to hold a height of 10 m of water, it is probably not to hold 20 or 30 or 70 m of water.

My goal is “become able to do at least one pull up, or more if possible”

So, 20 months later, did you succeed in this, and if so, how did you modify your goal in time?

4Normal_Anomaly
I can now do at least two consecutive pull ups and sometimes three. Hardly world class, but I feel great about it. I also succeeded last December at the climbing route that, when I couldn't complete it, inspired me to start working out. With the cardio I started a few months ago, I've gone from panting for air and feeling awful after running a mile to being able to run two miles and start to enjoy it.

Why is this an excellent low hanging fruit? I work in windows doing stuff in excel with vba, cad and structural fea (thousands in licences, already sunk cost). I have no clue how I could continue to do my work in linux and what return would I have?

-2[anonymous]
I have no idea what all of those mean so I can't help you with that. But generally speaking, the bottom line is "efficiency". I also have the added bonus of not worrying about crapware (spyware and malware and ransomware and I have no idea what more) and other nonsense that comes with Windows and is forced down your throat. Explaining is rather difficult, to be honest. I say either dual-boot or just install a VM and download the book because it's available gratis. Once you learn how much your computer can do you'll dread ever returning to Windows. After using Windows most of my life I dread using it now.

In my opinion you are not resting at all, if that's your routine.

4Peter Wildeford
Different things work for different people. If you need more rest, then modify the routine accordingly. Or maybe this routine simply isn't for you. Consider that it may be for others. Also, it's not like one would do this 24/7. Longer rests -- "real rests" -- can take place. You also may underestimate how long fifteen minutes is.

overcome your disgust with all things economic

I will acknowledge there's a huge component of pride in this. I don't want to give my family an opportunity to tell me they were right in their choices all along. When I joined the publishing company after three years in various call centers, my brother described it as "finally seing sense."

You try to live up to the expectations of "friends who know important people in journalism and web media", you feel bad for not having the degree you'd need, you feel bad about not living up to the ... (read more)