Bob Newhart-Stop It

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pkghost · 2023-02 · Joke / meme

A 6-minute Bob Newhart clip from MadTV that is guaranteed[1] to fix all your problems: [VIDEO] (tl;dw: stop it!) > But the work is tedious enough that I am too tried in the evening to do something interesting. Same; sounds normal. > Have you been able to detach yourself from the constant flow of information and focus on your own stuff? I put the xbox in the closet for while and made it just a little harder to indulge the impulse. Don't tell yourself you have to swear off podcasts or HN or whatever forever—just ask yourself if you'd be willing to try a brief but significant break, and make sure you have some ideas for what you'll replace it with. I also rarely spend free time programming. Once in a while I'll get an idea and the motivation to do so, but I find that if I spend a significant chunk of my productive/creative energy during the day on work, I'm much happier if I then spend the rest of the day socializing, exercising, doing stuff around the house—basically anything not in front of the computer. Habit change can be daunting, but the hardest part is often recognizing something that you want to change, and you're already there! Good luck with the rest :) 1) Not.

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serial_dev · 2022-05 · Joke / meme

Stop it? I'm sorry to send you this video, but maybe it will help. [VIDEO] Most of these wounds are self inflicted and you can start solving them one by one, mainly by stopping your bad habits. Stop working 90 hrs a week for your employer. Don't let them exploit you. Don't give up your free time voluntarily. Stop working for this company and start interviewing at other companies. Prioritize a place where you have a couple of colleauges that you can learn from, and socialize. You will learn from them, and you will also learn that they are not perfect, maybe you stop treating yourself so harshly. You don't need to start with FAANG, just find a place where you can learn at a healthy 40 hrs (or less) rate. You can practice leet coding, but do not put to much pressure on yourself. Just solve two problems a day, in a year you will be probably ready for interviewing at FAANG companies. If what you say is true and you can ship things, you are good at mobile and web, on call, etc, you can probably get a significant raise, too. Start looking for a new job, and even if you feel down, try to fake that you feel confident. Stop accepting on call duty without compensation. Stop thinking you are just simply "bad at networking". It's a skill that can be improved if you actually want to improve it. Start even if you think you are "lame", go to meetups, apply to jobs, start a running club, or anything, just take small steps and start improving your networking skills as soon as possible. Stop pa

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thom · 2019-08 · Joke / meme

I don't know if your doctor or anyone in this thread is aware of the classic Bob Newhart sketch: [VIDEO]

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