Useful habits for a software engineer

  1. Go for a walk first thing in the morning.
  2. Talk about 3 things that you’re grateful about.
  3. Do 2 hours of core work after the walk.
  4. Use single purpose electronics to avoid phone/kindle usage.
  5. Read important things many times.
  6. Think of how you’ll win. Think of how you’ll not lose. 202205212334
  7. Rehearse. Actually prepare for things. Think about them, rather than just going uh-uh” and assuming that you’ll figure them out eventually.
  8. Meet with a life coach.
    • You can talk about projects that are currently going on in your life, and how I can tackle them.
  9. Do a shutdown ritual. Look at all open tasks. Look at the tasks I completed today. Look at the schedule for next couple weeks. Say I’m done for today”.
  10. Spend 30 minutes each day doing my oldest tasks. things:///show?id=JmfgSLhhQ2vZyJHd4fv3pi
  11. Put my phone and laptop away past a certain time at night.

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Date
February 22, 2023