Life is trade-offs and timing – yj

meals:

• breakfast: teriyaki chicken
• lunch: cava falafel and saffron basmati rice
• dinner: shake, salmon, basmati rice, arugula, kimchi

notes:

• notes to my younger self
  • people who love their work are faster, spot patterns, and build reputations that last
  • ASK WHY, dig beneath solutions to root causes. timebox curiosity, give yourself permission to explore within boundaries. build mental models of how things actually work
  • relationships exist when you're helpful, interesting, or both. be useful without being needy
  • bring joy to work. create fun, don't force funny. the teams who ship the best products are the ones enjoying building it the most
  • COMMUNICATE. (1) actually listen, and (2) explain w precision.
    • you have seconds to make your point, unnecessary details dilute, context before complexity, high level -> technical depth
  • brag document: record what you shipped, problems you solved, people you helped, skills you're building, recognition received
  • what would make it a 10? act immediately on feedback, process it and implement and circle back
  • boss > title. who will you become after working for this person?
• commit story
  • 300 lines per PR is best. >500 is unreviewable territory
  • write commits that tell a story: present change incrementally and logically so reviewers follow your thought process. overall diffs don't tell that.

reflection:

• lifting weights makes me more hungry, which makes me eat more, which helps me gain weight, which helps me lift more weights, which ...

slept: 2:00 a.m.