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As someone who has had problems with mood, motivation and goal-setting almost all of his life... and as someone who is similarly introverted and into the idea of self-made-success... I've learned that the single most important factor in keeping the momentum to achieve life goals is: A regular routine of a healthy diet and (near-)daily exercise This may ...

You'll be a better programmer if you have experience of multiple programming paradigms and different techniques (server-side, web etc.). That said, some programmers who know just one thing (like Cobol programming) will thrive because of great demand for such specific skills. To say that other development experience doesn't count for an iOS position is ...

From How to Win Friends and Influence People: Fundamental Techniques in Handling People Don't criticize, condemn, or complain. Give honest and sincere appreciation. Arouse in the other person an eager want. Six Ways to Make People Like You Become genuinely interested in other people. Smile. Remember that a person's name ...

As describe in Hyper Productivity Theory, you need four factors to become hyper productive: Responsiveness, Motivation, Communication, Courage. The first three are enough to bring you back to the brighter side. Reponsiveness: Don't work on big piece of works, split it to several smaller tasks. More time you found that you can make them done, your ...

Short Answer: Focusing on one technology is better for getting a job. Learning multiple technologies is better for building a career. Decide which of the two is what you want, and go from there. Long Answer: Learning multiple technologies will make you a better software developer. No question. If you only focus on one thing, you'll be great at that one ...

One general key to not feeling dejected is to avoid comparing yourself to others. You might find it hard to avoid that way of thinking at first, but try to keep in mind that most happy people do not spend much time and energy comparing themselves to others. You may find that you have a some edges over a few of the graduates from the prestige schools. For ...

I think you need to apply a little statistical thinking to this. The kind of people you are talking about are the .00001%. The vast majority of us are not going to reach that level nor do we need to as the vast majority of the jobs out there do not require or want the skills of the .00001%. There are plenty of good, interesting jobs where you can contribute ...

I was thinking like you when I was 16-17 back in school. I even almost chose a different profession. Fortunately, I changed my mind on time ))) There are some facts that everyone has to deal with. The first one is that there is always someone better than you (as well as you're better than many others). You need to accept this and not be surprised that kids ...

There are quite a lot of factors to try and pinpoint here. I would say that it's creative repression - your brain wants to release creative output, but you're being halted from it somehow. Not being able to express yourself will hit at your identity. Like a caged dog, you start by becoming restless, but eventually become demotivated and depressed after ...

well i think that every goal should have a reasonable timeline so you should revised your goals in such a way that you don't feel you are doing it so slow. for example you set a goal that you want to be an expert in c++ pointers maybe in 1 or 2 months. in this way you are not putting pressure on your self. revise it to do it in 15 days because there are many ...

To provide balance, also consider looking at The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People. Both books are classics but are very different in their approach. The first is about techniques to influence other people (which might be perceived as insincere and therefore backfire.) The second is about attempting genuine personal change (which is harder to ...

Is this hight is a good hight? This is a very subjective question. For example, I'm 180 cm. Nothing wrong with my hight. Also 170cm is a good height. Don't care it ;) In my opinion, If you are a women, 170 cm is a very good height. Please don't obsession it. And your career never matter about your height. It's only about in yourself and your ability. ...