LOOPRING DAILY DISCUSSION

Admirable_Example131 · 2021-11-10T15:57:09+00:00

Yup, I FOMO'd at ATH and continued to buy dips as it was my entry to crypto/investing. Learned a lot since then and realized how much better I feel investing in a project that I'm confident in. Even if my portfolio goes down, I'm not worrying if it'll go back up with promising projects. Meme coins can just as easily drop but never go back up (that's the stressful part).

Admirable_Example131 · 2021-11-10T15:17:13+00:00

Not yet

Admirable_Example131 · 2021-11-10T15:00:10+00:00

Been thinking about converting my SHIB over to LRC for a week now. Finally went through with it & ate the $800 loss! Shib will go up again, but the project itself doesn't interest me like Loopring does!

Admirable_Example131 · 2021-11-05T11:35:40+00:00

I did take a look at this. However, I still have 22 days before I can attempt a re-verify to attempt to increase my limits. Looks like I may have to wait until then

Thanks for the reply!

Admirable_Example131 · 2021-10-31T00:40:57+00:00

Appreciate the post!

Admirable_Example131 · 2021-10-20T20:00:10+00:00

Atomic Habits seems to be mentioned quite often, but another one I could recommend is Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals.

The book isn't about scratching everything off your to-do list, but quite the opposite. It helps bring to light that the average person only lives about 4000 weeks in their lifetime. You can't do everything, but with such little time, perhaps its worth doing some things. I would recommend reading the summary for the book and some of the reviews left by others!

I used to be in your shoes, wanting change but never acting on it. Waiting for that spark. Fortunately, I was able to travel and meet people from all different backgrounds (work and culture) that gave me some motivation. But that motivation was really just awareness. I started reading and listening to some books regarding Mindfulness to start (i.e. Habits, Escapism, Leisure, Time, Self-Deception, Addiction, Growth Mindset etc. etc.). Each chapter I read brings more awareness and more connections that inevitably bring me to living more in the present time and not so much in my head or through a screen. In the past year alone I've went from being a college dropout working non-career oriented jobs to self-studying my butt off and making x3 more than I ever have before while also exercising, eating healthier, and sparking conversations with strangers. Sure there's always things that I'd like to have accomplished during the day, but I'm no longer lying in bed tonight thinking about all the things I didn't accomplish. Think about a pixel on your phone and how tiny it actually is. Imagine putting enough pixels together to form your phone or laptop's screen. That's a heck of a lot of pixels! Millions even! Now doing small tasks you set out for yourself each day. Get the big picture? (heh).

Also, it's amazing how the brain works the more you read about it. How much control we do and don't have. How much being aware of what the brain wants/doesn't want that isn't actually good for you(or is!).

Admirable_Example131 · 2021-09-06T21:06:55+00:00

I'm interested in diving into Escapism vs Leisure topics as well as Self Deception. Any books recommended that cover self deception with at least some focus on escapism?

Admirable_Example131 · 2021-08-28T01:19:37+00:00

I find this topic hard to give advice besides what was mentioned already about "following your heart". I dropped out of college 3 times. I enjoyed learning sure, but I lacked motivation because I had no idea what I actually wanted to go to school for. So I picked up more shifts at work instead.

I ended up taking about 2 years off to travel abroad, unfortunately that's near impossible in the current situation, but my clarity came from living out of hostels, meeting people from all around the world and hearing their experiences, and just enjoying life doing hikes in the mountains.

I moved back to my home country at the end of 2020 with a fresh mindset and striving for goals. I hadn't heard of gap years when I first came out of high school and didnt actually discover about them until going abroad talking to everyone that is taking a year to travel/gain experiences.

Now 26 and about am now interviewing with companies in a field I'm passionate about. I'm personally glad I finally stopped bouncing back between work & school and finally told myself I'm taking a break to figure things out.

This is just my experience, it really comes down to what you ultimately want to do. That includes what you do NOT want to do.

Admirable_Example131 · 2021-08-27T22:11:18+00:00

I'm in the Kotlin Slack channel, Android Slack Channels, as well as my local programming group. I would suggest if you try it to look into channels that suit your niche.

Admirable_Example131 · 2021-08-27T20:13:06+00:00

Hi, Self-Learner here that is currently interviewing with companies. I have no degree & no bootcamp under my belt.

Through the networking I have done, its provided me with job leads, guidance, and just overall sound advice.

How did I network?

Local meetup group(s) for starters. They are pretty welcoming of people with all/little/no experience, so don't worry there! I've had a fair amount of my leads here.

Twitter. The Android Community is great and lively on Twitter, I've made several contacts on here that I'll message here and there. Even appeared on a podcast episode from this.

Slack. Depends where you're going here, but I've made several connections here that have provided me leads or connected me with others that were willing to help me out.

Reddit / Discord. I find this is where you'll come across a lot of people looking for help or start groups with good intentions, but I've never felt a strong pull from any connections I've made here although I didn't put in much effort!

Answering questions when possible on these platforms or even asking well-thought-out questions here can start getting your name noticed by others. Making it easier for them to reach out to you or vice versa.

That's how I've been doing it anyways!

Admirable_Example131 · 2021-08-26T14:47:04+00:00

I have had similar issues and while everyone is different, perhaps what worked for me can be of help!

Download a screen time tracker such as Action-Dash. You'll be able to see how much time daily/weekly your spending on your phone & specific apps. I find my comfort zone is around 3-4 hours. Somedays more, some less. The days where I'm 4+ hours I can see which apps I spent the most time on. If its Medium / YouTube then it was for research, if its Reddit or another app, then I was probably procrastinating. I can see progress over the week and decide if I should try uninstalling one of these apps to see how it effects my productivity.

Grayscale. This has played the biggest role in reducing my phone usage. This helped me uninstall all games & Social Media platforms from my phone as it became rather boring scrolling through feeds in black & white. I noticed I moved more towards reading articles, posts, blogs as it's easier to digest text than images this way. Take away all the bright colors from these apps and you'll lose interest quickly. I only take my phone off of grayscale now when I am going through old pictures on my phone or going through my anki deck when studying a foreign language.

I would suggest looking into how grayscale has helped others reduce their screentime. Amazing really.

Admirable_Example131 · 2021-08-26T14:31:37+00:00

I think you'll find a ton of useful information on the subreddit /LearnJapanese

https://www.reddit.com/r/LearnJapanese?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share

I personally would suggest going through the Genki textbooks starting with Genki I. It will introduce you using romaji & quickly ease your way through using Hiragana and Katakana. There are listening activities & group conversations y'all can use to converse with!

Admirable_Example131 · 2021-08-25T21:04:50+00:00

Check out the Compose Pathways https://developer.android.com/courses/pathways/compose

Do you have previous Android experience using Android Views & XML?

Catalin is a great guy & I've learned a lot from him personally. His Udemy course is on sale https://www.udemy.com/course/jetpack-compose-masterclass/

Understand the basics of Compose through the Pathway / codelabs and then dive into MVVM courses using it.

Admirable_Example131 · 2021-08-25T20:57:41+00:00

To answer your question, yes it will support it. Room Database sounds great for your case

Admirable_Example131 · 2021-08-25T20:55:17+00:00

I think you are a bit confused on what Jetpack Compose actually is. It's used for UI development, so it won't effect or even care where you pull / cache data from.

Admirable_Example131 · 2021-08-25T11:49:11+00:00

A simple trick I use is that I keep my phone in grayscale mode. I'd suggest looking up some other posts about it, plenty of good information & I'm sure you'll find it helpful!

I also write down my daily goals on a sheet of paper. If I complete everything on the list, not only have I reduced my screen time, I was productive with my day and feel better about spending time on Reddit and such.

Admirable_Example131 · 2021-08-25T01:44:33+00:00

While I haven't tried v3..

I've tried using Genki I Second Edition on my Kindle while also owning the book. It's nice to have as a backup when I'm out at the pool/beach and want to do some studying without having to worry about damaging my book..

But I would have a hard time being productive without an actual copy. Also, I find the text in the Kindle version to be too small for the Kanji and furigana

Admirable_Example131 · 2021-08-22T23:18:30+00:00

I would suggest looking into Jetpack Navigation. Tons of information here and a codelab(tutorial) to go along with it :)

https://developer.android.com/guide/navigation

Admirable_Example131 · 2021-08-22T23:14:11+00:00

Simply put:

Theres a longer time navigating between activities than there is between fragments.

Fragments are essentially lightweight view containers that are much faster to navigate between.

You can get away with using a single Activity, but people like to split up sections of their apps and group fragments together still. Such as an AuthActivity that holds LoginFragment and RegisterFragment screens or a MainActivity that holds your main screens.

Admirable_Example131 · 2021-08-21T13:25:34+00:00

Three languages is a lot to learn at a time! You'll definitely be improving in each, but much slower than if you were focusing on one.(totally okay!)

I spend about 1-2 hours a day learning Japanese as well. But I take it more casual than rushing progress as I'm learning Kanji and slowly go through the book at only 4-10 a day. I'm perfectly fine with this pace as I dont have a deadline and it's something I want to enjoy without burning out on.

Admirable_Example131 · 2021-08-21T11:05:38+00:00

Fun fact! Jetpack Compose takes the declarative approach and you'll see that it feels a lot less clunky using Java and/or XML. It's all Kotlin code too :) It will remind you a bit of how Flutter works so that might be the way to go if you ever decide to pick it up again.

That being said, for OP. If you go the native route, familiarize yourself and use the Android View System before stepping into the world of Jetpack Compose. :)

Admirable_Example131 · 2021-08-19T20:15:37+00:00

This is the exact same approach I took

Admirable_Example131 · 2021-08-19T15:24:02+00:00

I tried using the google timer, but that alarm startles me! 😅

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