My technical meanderings and other nonsense. Published since 2002. No, really. I'm *that* internet-old. I remember the days of My wife says I work too much. Most people would agree if they saw my lifestyle. I spend my days in front of computer screens, and thrive on always being connected, sharing, and part of the web in as many ways as possible.
It’s no thought for me to spend weekends, vacations, and otherwise inopportune times and places in front of a computer, churning out something for someone, or myself.
I think back to some of my best work – a programming feature, or reflective blog post, for example – and where I was exactly when I made it happen. I remember places and times more than outcomes. I can still see the sunlight filling the room, morning in full bloom, some coffee in hand, as I created this, or that.
I’ve also had my share of productivity in dingy hotels, crowded airports, and crammed transport. I’ve “worked” wherever I could get a moment and a connection, despite a seemingly inopportune situation.
I live in a codified world, where productivity, growth, and happiness depend on my ability to solve the next problem, in order to adjust the behavior of systematic processes and technical luxuries.
If something takes two steps to complete, that’s always one too many.
To them it’s “work.” To me it’s life.
hi,
just found this while searching for php things,
very nice words and thoughts man!
congratulations and tnx!
“Wake up!”
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“WAAAAKE UUUUUUUUUP, man!!!!!”
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My wife says I work too much.
Women don’t speak facts and observations; they speak feelings. Spend more time with her, man.
My question is this. When you say working, do you mean working in the sense of your job and you are being paid for it, or do you mean writing blogs , encoding something, writing code, etc.
If you are being paid, then you should try to talk to her about it and explain that it is indeed your job, and it’s how you pay the bills. With that said, it still is good to take a break from time to time and hang out with the real world when ever possible.
If your “work” is really only a hobby or an addiction to the net, then it’s high time to shut it down and stop and smell the roses. If you don’t, you will wish you had when she walks away.
I like a quote from The Shawshank Redemption which says’Get busy living, or get busy dying.’ i mostly try to follow it.I dont work all the time.What i like is perfection in whatever i do
I totally understand where you are coming from! :-)
Check out my site and you’ll know I mean what I say.
At the same time balance is good. Exercise, sleep, fun, good food and drink, spending quality time with loved ones, and work.
Hope all is well in your world.
To add…
Work can be fun and a large part of one’s life… that’s the case for me. :D
I’m back again after reading some of your other stuff…
CONGRATS on writing since 2001. I’ve kept various blogs since 2000 but I haven’t maintained the original one. Kudos to you. And Disqus man… I’m a Virgo type person so I’m constantly revising what I want to say after I’ve posted it. I know, bad habit! But in my defense, I’m visual. Disqus allows for editing after posting. :-D
Also, I have visited your website many times for ‘one thing’ — to remind me how to create rounded corners in Photoshop: http://matthom.com/archive/2004/09/10/fast-rounded-corners-in-photoshop — Thank you!
I’ve never poked around to read anything else until tonight.
Your writing is crisp, clear, warm, and helpful.
Again, thank you.
I’ve added you to my twitter account!
I’d love to read your chart one day.