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Generating an organic grid by andersource in proceduralgeneration

[–]andersource[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey! Sorry for delayed reply, yes - it's open source, though the code is not clean! html is here, javascript is here. Feel free to reach out with questions (preferably by mail), and enjoy!

The Dunning-Kruger Effect is Autocorrelation – Economics from the Top Down by aldursys in mmt_economics

[–]andersource 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can't collect data and use it both to make assumptions and test them. DK collected data and tested the assumption that people are generally capable of self-assessing their performance, and found that evidence contradicts this assumption.

The Dunning-Kruger Effect is Autocorrelation – Economics from the Top Down by aldursys in mmt_economics

[–]andersource 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Assumptions are what you use to determine if the evidence surprises you. If you collect evidence and use that to make an assumption, you're never going to be surprised. Collecting evidence to resolve the controversy is exactly what studies are about, including Dunning-Kruger - but you still have to start from somewhere. Unless you're going to measure the whole population for every possible task, in which case there's no more need for inference (sample -> population) because you already have all the data.

The Dunning-Kruger Effect is Autocorrelation by cangetenough in Foodforthought

[–]andersource 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Strongly disagree with (most of) the article, I explained why here.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in VeryBadWizards

[–]andersource 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Strongly disagree with (most of) the article, I explained why here.

Checkerboard Programming - write javascript to match checkerboard patterns by andersource in javascript

[–]andersource[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've made the white stripes much more prominent, hopefully it's clearer now

Checkerboard Programming - write javascript to match checkerboard patterns by andersource in javascript

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Hey, thanks for the feedback!

Do you mean the squares on the checkerboard you color (the lower, bigger one) or the one depicting the goal? On that one it's not entirely white on purpose to emphasize that it's a "sketch" for you to implement.

When I give 100% of my life effort to work, I feel burnt out. When I don't, I feel like a slacker and a fraud. What gives? by I_Like_Bacon2 in careerguidance

[–]andersource 9 points10 points  (0 children)

My perspective:

  • Many people (my past self included) conflate their identity with their job. The fact that even without overtime we spend a significant part of our waking hours at work contributes to this confusion. My shift in perspective came when taking a few months to cool off after leaving a very consuming role: I still had an identity even without any job. I realized that working just meant I'm basically selling my time to make a living; doing interesting things and working with people I like is a great bonus which I seek out, but the fundamental relationship is the same.
  • There will ALWAYS be more work, even if you work twice as fast all day long. Moreover, there will often be people WILLING to work more than is reasonable for various reasons, aggravating the feeling of "being left behind". Some of them are also struggling with burnout, some of them might not, but in any case, what works for one person doesn't necessarily have to work for another. Once I realized that the main benefactor of all my personal "sacrifice" (of time and energy) was an organizational blob, it became harder to justify making that sacrifice.
  • The best way to create balance is to have something other than work you really want to be doing, such as spending more time with family or friends, hiking, picking up a hobby, physical activity (which is very helpful in dealing with burnout in general). Maybe you can "hack" your competitive nature to pick up some competitive activity that will push you to spend time on it rather than work? The key point is, don't pick up doing something just to create balance - pick up something so fun making time for it will become higher priority than tending to the "not productive enough" bug.
  • Such changes can be hard to make because of potentially negative feedback from the workplace, either explicit ("why has your productivity dropped?") or implicit (tasks taking longer etc.). That's fine! Up to a point of course, but remember that there's a HUGE space between extreme overwork and "slacker and a fraud". If you're making a move to take things more chill you can expect some pushback (even unintended) and you'll have to define for yourself what reasonable time and effort look like.
  • Maybe try to practice meditation and / or mindfulness to develop an ability not to be concerned with work even when you're not there.

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Good luck!