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Carrot and stick; someone else sets our path. |
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- numbs our self-motivation <!-- .element: class="fragment" --> |
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- activity feels meaningless <!-- .element: class="fragment" --> |
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- makes it easier to procrastinate <!-- .element: class="fragment" --> |
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- long-term: numbs our self-motivation <!-- .element: class="fragment" --> |
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@@ -32,18 +32,20 @@ We have our own target and we follow it. |
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### Goal-based motivation |
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We want to achieve something in the future. |
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Two phases:<!-- .element: class="fragment" --> |
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1. long displeasure from not reaching the goal<!-- .element: class="fragment" --> |
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2. short rush of joy that quickly evaporates <!-- .element: class="fragment" --> |
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2. short rush of joy from reaching the goal<!-- .element: class="fragment" --> |
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- that quickly evaporates<!-- .element: class="fragment" --> |
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-V- |
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**Pros:** it works! |
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**Cons:** it causes us damage<br />it is not sustainable |
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**Cons:** it causes us damage,<br />it is not sustainable |
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Joy fades, requiring more demanding goals. <!-- .element: class="fragment" --> |
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The reward for finishing a major goal<br />is not worth a long struggle to get there.<!-- .element: class="fragment" --> |
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-V- |
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#### Arousal addiction |
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(not about sexual arousal) |
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Addiction to new, stronger stimuli <!-- .element: class="fragment" --> |
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created by setting bigger and bigger goals. <!-- .element: class="fragment" --> |
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### Journey-based motivation |
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Joy is found in doing an activity, not finishing it. |
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"Happiness now", not just at the end. <!-- .element: class="fragment" --> |
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Unlocks flow, <!-- .element: class="fragment" --> |
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flow brings contentment and mastery, <!-- .element: class="fragment" --> |
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that in turn brings results. <!-- .element: class="fragment" --> |
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* "Happiness now", not just at the end. <!-- .element: class="fragment" --> |
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* Unlocks flow, <!-- .element: class="fragment" --> |
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* flow brings contentment and mastery, <!-- .element: class="fragment" --> |
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* that in turn brings results. <!-- .element: class="fragment" --> |
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### Flow |
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State of deep immersion in an activity that...<!-- .element: class="fragment" --> |
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* is challenging<!-- .element: class="fragment" --> |
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### Meaning |
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Your actions may have positive impact on others, <!-- .element: class="fragment" --> |
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When your actions have positive impact on others,<br /> |
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there is deeper meaning in your work.<!-- .element: class="fragment" --> |
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Supporting the greater good feels rewarding.<!-- .element: class="fragment" --> |
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adding strong foundations for a lasting motivation. <!-- .element: class="fragment" --> |
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Meaning creates strong foundations for a lasting motivation. <!-- .element: class="fragment" --> |
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#### Going beyond an individual |
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- helping others |
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- being part of something greater |
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- leaving a lasting legacy |
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- helping others<!-- .element: class="fragment" --> |
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- being part of something greater<!-- .element: class="fragment" --> |
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- leaving a lasting legacy<!-- .element: class="fragment" --> |
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-V- |
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### Group vision |
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Cooperation of individual visions <!-- .element: class="fragment" --> |
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helps the growth of one's potential <!-- .element: class="fragment" --> |
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@@ -136,10 +128,10 @@ What gets out of bed in the morning? |
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#### How to build a Personal Vision? |
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1. SWOT analysis |
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2. Achievements |
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3. Analyzing motivating activities |
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4. Beta-Vision |
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1. Personal SWOT analysis |
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2. List your Achievements |
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3. Analyze motivating activities |
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4. Define a Beta-Vision |
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5. Final Personal Vision |
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#### Step 1: |
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### Personal SWOT |
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- S - Strengths |
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- W - Weaknesses |
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- O - Opportunities |
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- T - Threats |
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<div class="flex-container flex-wrap flex-table flex-table-2"> |
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<div><h4>S</h4>Strengths</div> |
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<div><h4>W</h4>Weaknesses</div> |
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<div><h4>O</h4>Opportunities</div> |
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<div><h4>T</h4>Threats</div> |
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</div> |
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#### Opportunities |
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- possibilities today's world offers to us |
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- possibilities today's world offers to you |
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- using them supports flow |
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- personal vision builds on them |
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#### Opportunities |
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- contribute to open source development |
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- use college degree on distributed systems |
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- change jobs for |
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- different role |
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- better pay |
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- more aligned tech stack |
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- get exposure as an expert |
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- contribute to the state-of-the-art |
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- switch jobs for |
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- better fitting role - SW developer? |
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- higher pay |
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- different tech stack |
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- contribute to an open source project |
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- use college degree (distributed systems) |
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- build specific expertise, get exposure |
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- share knowledge through talks and blog |
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- contribute to the state-of-the-art |
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- changed job: |
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- low pay / annoying co-workers / toxic workplace / long commute |
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- having to use Windows |
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- more exposure - personal attacks |
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#### My Observations |
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- my SWOT felt misaligned with the career of people management<!-- .element: class="fragment" --> |
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- Threats applied to the current situation as well<!-- .element: class="fragment" --> |
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- my SWOT felt misaligned with the current career (people management)<!-- .element: class="fragment" --> |
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- Threats already applied to the current situation<!-- .element: class="fragment" --> |
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Change was desirable and not even that risky.<!-- .element: class="fragment" --> |
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Finding a personal vision takes effort and time.<!-- .element: class="fragment" --> |
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<br/> |
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Finding a beta version is easier<!-- .element: class="fragment" --> |
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and you won't procrastinate to start!<!-- .element: class="fragment" --> |
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Finding a beta version is easier<br />so you won't procrastinate to start!<!-- .element: class="fragment" --> |
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### My First Steps |
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1. Daily coding refresher:<!-- .element: class="fragment" --> |
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1. Coding refresher:<!-- .element: class="fragment" --> |
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- **Kotlin** Koans |
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- **Go** by Example |
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- Learn **Go** with Tests |
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### My Findings |
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This covered: |
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- coding useful software publicly |
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- learning from others |
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i.e. my personal vision. |
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</div> |
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I regularly experienced flow, improved my skills and really enjoyed doing it. |
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- starting small & early was great:<!-- .element: class="fragment" --> |
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- for "prototyping" the vision<!-- .element: class="fragment" --> |
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- to experiment stress-free<!-- .element: class="fragment" --> |
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- to avoid overthinking it<!-- .element: class="fragment" --> |
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- to figure out if I need to scale it out<!-- .element: class="fragment" --> |
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- I regularly experienced flow, improved my mood, raised my skills and really enjoyed doing it.<!-- .element: class="fragment" --> |
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- having a vision is one thing, but acting on it is also essential<!-- .element: class="fragment" --> |