Thanks bloggers, I really appreciate the writing you've done and the links you've posted. I've heard interesting words from a lot of interesting folks, but it's time to step back.
In time I'll return and read what you've got to say, but for now I'm going to head off on my own. You've taught me a lot about what it means to stay interested and never stop learning, but it's getting too hard to filter signal from noise and I can't tell whether I'm getting anything out of it.
Peace,
Adam
It's time to make a change. But what does change mean for a serial reader?
When we read what others have written we can begin to think we understand. Enough articles and enough time to read them and maybe I can understand everything. That's obviously not true, so maybe I should narrow my focus. I'll only read articles that address topics I'm interested in. The nature of feeds says I have to sift unless I search, so that . The nature of search says I have to know part of what I want before I can find it, destroying spontaneity.
Essentially, to answer a very simple question about the Erlang source code, I now have to spend who knows how many hours becoming familiar with the guts of Erlang's runtime. And while that's kind of fun, it isn't helping me get Couch built. It's a big distraction.
"Typical Open Source Software Moment", Damien Katz Link
How often have I started digging a hole I couldn't fill? How often have I started a journey I didn't finish? How will removing distractions contribute to improvements in productivity? What's the first step?
notes: essays instead of posts. simplify development. reduce the ground noise.
