Yesterday I was in a bad mood. In my disgruntlement, I decided to do some simple math on the number of hours in a day.
My average weekday is comprised of these activities:
- Sleeping ~ 8hrs
- Working ~ 10hrs
- Miscellaneous – 3hrs (Driving, Showering, Checking Twitter)
That math only leaves a remainder of 3 hours a day. (24 – 8 – 10 – 3 = 3)
Quick Thoughts
- That’s…depressing.
- Less sleep could help, but probably ruin the quality of the rest of the hours.
- I need to become more selective what takes up my free time. Do I really need to watch that new episode of NCIS?
- I should check Twitter less
Bigger Revelation
My weekends are extremely valuable, and there’s no doubt I’ve been using them ineffectively. If I had to guess, my typical weekend boils down to watching T.V. playing mindless games, and catching up on work. Well, not anymore.
So I hope you enjoy this upcoming Memorial Day. Whether it’s to relax with the family, crack open a new book, or just have “alone time”.
I know I’m planning on making it count.
I’ve used the handle “zedder02″ for many many years and for many different applications. It has it’s own history, but I think it’s time to retire it.
So now I’m known as “zmoazeni”.
For a while I’ve wrestled with the direction I want my life to take. After listening to advice of people much more seasoned than me, I decided to organize my thoughts. And that’s a very difficult and time consuming task for me.
I initially set out to write my mission statement, but after I kept writing, it really felt more of a vision statement. I’m not one to argue the semantics between the two, but calling it a “vision statement” feels more appropriate.
I’ve uploaded the latest revision of my vision statement and I’d welcome feedback either below or via email at zach -dot- moazeni -at- gmail -dot- com.
Need Code Help?
I’m really excited about the possibilities around RailBridge. As a seasoned Ruby developer I will be offering code reviews on Rails and non-Rails code alike.
Steps to ask for help are pretty easy.
- Create a Github Gist with the code you want to go over.
- Ping either RailsBridge, or ping me through Twitter with the URL to the Gist and your contact information.
- Let’s chat!
Universities and Colleges in the Michigan Area
If your Computer Science department wants seasoned Ruby/Rails developers to speak with your students or wants to offer RailsBridge community support to your students. Send me an email at zach -dot- moazeni -at- gmail -dot- com, I’d love to speak with you.
Well I finally got off my ass to port over the comments from Mephisto. Let me know if you find anything amiss.