I’m a strong believe in taking advantage of the sights and sounds of an area. Being a consultant you never know just how long you may or may not be in a given city. Gasparilla is a huge pirate festival here in Tampa. It sounded pretty cool and I was very impressed with what I saw yesterday. It was alot of fun.
Learning to relax is one of the most valuable skills a computer programmer can learn. Here is my list of My Top 5 Ways For A Computer Programmer To Relax in no particular order.
Listen To Music - Listening to my favorite music on my iPod at works really helps me calm my mind during work. The more I listen to my music the happier I am at work. Listening is also a great way to block out any distracting external sounds that disturb you or your thought process.
Balance Your Work And Professional Life – Do you really want to think about work all day? Being a computer programmer sometimes it’s hard to get the job out of your head. Leaving work at work is probably one of the most important skills a computer programmer can master.
Don’t Give A Damn – Computer programmers have to put up with lots of crap. I have put up with countless lies, rude coworkers, unrealistic deadlines and just plain crap. Once I learned to stop worrying about stupid crap I was happier and I performed better at my job.
Avoid Negativity – Never ever let anyway tell you’re not a good programmer. Any computer programmer with a positive attitude and strong motivation is capable of being great. Ignore negative people and negative energy and you will be relaxed.
Move On – There comes a time when every programmer doesn’t know when he should move on. Recognizing the time when to move is a key factor in becoming a more relaxed programmer. A programmer’s environment can be a key source of stress or relaxation.
This is a Google Tech Talk video that discusses Project Guest VM. As always like all videos that Google produce they are interesting regardless of your technical knowledge. As long as Google keeps having these videos I will continue to post them and talk about them.
