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Is stress a good thing?
I know a theory behind stress. I also know general attitude which links stress with all negative things. However I would like to ask "Do you think is stress good or bad?"
The question come after ...
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How to be a smart worker rather than hard worker to be fit for the IT industry?
How do I work smart rather than work hard, specially in IT context (web development, PHP basically) as this field absorbs only smart professionals?
Sometimes I personally feel that I need to work in ...
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How come some people are able to think out of box while others fail?
How come some people can think out of box while others fail to locate the very basics. In my context, I've been more than 2 years in IT industry and most of the things that I think of, have already ...
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While learning any new programming language, is it a myth to use a basic text editor instead of an IDE to learn concepts?
I am learning Ruby on Rails these days and asked one of my friend to provide me an IDE for Ruby on Rails, but he suggested to write code on Notepad/Dreamweaver (Windows user currently) first instead ...
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Effective method of thinking beyond the first idea
As the title says, do you know any effective ways of escaping the trap of thinking about a problem only in the terms of the first idea/solution that came up?
I have encountered this issue both in my ...
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Increase the efficiency of the brain?
I heard about Dianetics recently, that it is set of ideas and practices which lead a man to effectively use his brain. That common man uses only up to 10% of his brain, but there are methods to ...
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How to set targets for two equally important tasks?
I always find it really difficult to set my targets, from my perception as both works are equally important for me.
My situation is- Currently I am working on a project that really needs my ...
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Reinvent the wheel or finding if it has been done?
Quite often I find with the dilemma of building something that would take only about 10 hours to build, and maybe 30 hours to perfect. Most simple things like this have already been built elsewhere, ...
