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Most people pay too much attention to their profits and not enough to their cash flow.
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Most people pay too much attention to their profits and not enough to their cash flow.
Thanks to a study called 'The Mere Urgency Effect', we finally have evidence behind a bad habit most of us are guilty of: prioritizing urgent tasks over important ones. We're more likely to focus on time-sensitive tasks even if they're not as value-driving as other tasks.Are you confused by the two adjectives I just compared? 'Urgent' and 'important' mean the same thing – don't they? Not quite. If you spend your days putting out fires and never feeling fulfilled by the tasks you get done, you're likely prioritizing urgent tasks – aka, those with deadlines – over important tasks that deliver more value in the long run. Enter the Eisenhower Matrix, an easy-to-understand and highly effective way of organizing tasks so that you can focus on what really matters in life.
Solidity is the language for writing smart contracts on the world’s most popular smart contract blockchain, Ethereum. Learning Solidity not only opens up opportunities for you in Ethereum but also overall in the growing field of blockchain development.
It's not enough to set goals; you must have the discipline and system to execute them. You’d have to learn to control your spending triggers to be on track with your financial goals. The first cure for a lean purse is to start saving money.
"Ready-made tool" frameworks can be fantastic for building applications, providing a wealth of functionality. But there's often a drawback that's not immediately obvious. In this article, I'm going to delve into why I had to abandon my reliance on these frameworks and shift my mindset to that of a problem solver.
Software developers often suffer from burnout, a state of mind where they lose interest in their jobs and relationships. The author of this article offers three mantras to help you avoid this. The first is to remember that your health should always go first in your list of priorities.
Intermittent fasting or IMF has become a meme in the past half-decade or so in the health and fitness world. The less time that you are eating, the less likely you are to overeat.
Daine is the associate director for front-end engineering at 10up. His latest top story was about the benefits of intermittent fasting for software engineers.
Excellent written communication skills are key to your software engineering career growth. The more senior the role, the more you're expected to communicate with other humans. This article summarizes some lessons I've learned about communicating more efficiently.
Dan Koe unveils the secret to learning quicker.
If you want to be a writer, reconsider how you look at yourself. Acknowledge that you are a creator now, and your instrument for making an impact on the world will be words.
Engineers should focus on developing soft skills such as anticipating needs, improving processes, writing technical requirements, and understanding project management. Waterfall and Agile are the top two project management methodologies that you will encounter in the workplace.
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