All of gimpf's Comments + Replies

Answer by gimpf10

Yes, I've found Meetup Notes: Ole Peters on ergodicity, but that's rather recent, and I find it strange that such a topic would not have come up before.

[This comment is no longer endorsed by its author]Reply
gimpf10

Thanks for looking into this.

2habryka
Can you send us a message in Intercom (the chat bubble in the bottom right)? We can then figure out what your two accounts are and merge them properly, without one of them being deleted.
gimpf10

Oh, I'm now deleted everywhere... Is that some account-merging gone wrong? (I had two users, with I think the same e-mail, and then could only log-in with my previously deleted account on LW2, ...)

2habryka
Oh, interesting. I will look into this, probably tomorrow. Sorry for the confusion. Probably an account merging side effect
gimpf10

Due to the new recommendations, I made a comment to an old post; it is now shown as comment by "[deleted]". Some left-overs from the great import?

1gimpf
Oh, I'm now deleted everywhere... Is that some account-merging gone wrong? (I had two users, with I think the same e-mail, and then could only log-in with my previously deleted account on LW2, ...)
gimpf10

Very late update: In the meantime products have become available with an EPA/DHA ratio of ~ 3/2 (prev. it was always 1/2). Price for monthly dose remained the same.

Answer by gimpf80

Pomodoro Technique: Using a simple phone app, scheduling 25 minutes of uninterrupted (attempt to) work, then guaranteed 5 minutes rest, etc.

Worked very well for me in the context of (software-development) work; there are a myriad tasks that are neither fun nor interesting, but which need to be done, and cannot be delegated to juniors. I started using pomodoros for half a day, where regular best-effort spouts of work are more important than being in "the zone" or perfectly rested and focused or whatever.

I'm quite sure that in my case it help... (read more)

3yagudin
I augment Pomodoros with * UltraWorking's Cycles, a check-list/spreadsheet for productive and focused work; * and Strechly, a cross-platform break reminder app.
gimpf20

I have to admit the most surprising part of that post is that you once got by with working 10h for a 40h job. Either the standards for work in some places are incredibly low, or your ability to pull off such a thing is one of the real reasons that such salary bump was possible.

Other than that, good luck with your experiment!

1hg00
https://kenrockwell.com/business/two-hour-rule.htm
1RobertM
In fact, all of my jobs (3 in total) until the current one had placed very lenient demands on my time. I think it's more of a management/operational issue, though. While I won't deny that I can solve some problems fast, most of the downtime was from an inefficient work pipeline.
gimpf20

I'd consider it unnecessarily impolite to clearly link the real name of somebody to an article if the person has decided to "unlink" those works from one's identity. The possibility of something for everybody does not implicate that reducing the difficulty for everybody is something one ought to do.

2Document
Name reference removed, and I managed to reread your post and notice you weren't saying I should have already inferred that I was supposed to do that from the context here. Edit: for the record, I probably wouldn't have commented in the first place if the site didn't require me to do it as much as possible to keep the ability to downvote.
gimpf10

I did not interpret his article as "I am superior to all", but as "Help, I act as I am superior to all!". I probably got that totally wrong, though, as like most of the times.

2loup-vaillant
Unfortunately, those two are related. My acting superior generally comes from a genuine feeling of being right. And it happen often enough to raise alarm bells even I can hear.