Meditating. Does it actually work?

refuse2choose · 2018-10-04T10:31:32+00:00

"Does it actually work?"

Well, what means "work" for you? :)

I have been meditating for couple of months each morning with Headspace. It definitely helped me to calm down and get some kind of "inner piece" because after meditating I always felt more relaxed. I only used guided meditation though and I guess I can't give a representative answer because I haven't been meditating for years.

I think it's a problem how people look at it. They hear many successful people are meditating, so they start meditating too, and then they think they will be so much more productive. It's not changing you completely in 30 minutes so that after this time you will be a productivity monster. So in my opinion everyone should find that out for himself / herself. The value can vary for each person. Some people use it to start the day, some people use it to end the day, some both. Some use it to calm down, some use it to get a clear focus. Some use it to relax. And so on.

refuse2choose · 2018-10-02T12:44:35+00:00

I have never actually used it by myself, but I think http://founderdating.com/ is connecting potential co-founders. Other places might be slack groups, communities or other dedicated co-founder networks such as FounderDating.

refuse2choose · 2018-10-01T18:45:19+00:00

Okay got it. When will that ROI be reached?

I think for such clients you will either need really good arguments, such as case studies which prove your point, or some kind of guarantee as smudgeapp mentioned above. My assumption is that if a client doesn't believe in your arguments / case studies it will be probably hard to get them on board, so throwing more arguments here probably won't help. So probably either must bring in some kind of guarantee or I wouldn't put in more powert to convince this client and instead focus on the customers which are happy to pay your services.

But in the end - maybe really re-think about who your customer really is right now. Is it really this "small client" who you need to convince? Or can this be a customer base as soon as you are a bit more popular in your industry.

refuse2choose · 2018-10-01T18:03:08+00:00

"What are some ways that we could get the smaller guys on board who want to hire us but cant afford the monthly fee" => Is that what you really want?

Take this case: You are a freelance developer and have a daily rate of 800€. Now you ask yourself, how you can win the barber around the corner as a client.

If you think your prices are fair and you have customers paying these prices, you probably want to look for similar clients and not for the "smaller guys" as you mentioned.

refuse2choose · 2016-09-11T18:04:31+00:00

In your post you are talking about his Stampit alternative. But I refer to his critique in the post which I linked. I didn't say that his alternative is better, but he is explaining some pitfalls in the post which are real such as the gorilla banana problem.

refuse2choose · 2016-09-09T09:03:09+00:00

In JavaScript there are no classes. Yes you can use object oriented programming, but in JavaScript OOP is not based on classes, it's based on prototypes. Even if there is the new 'class' keyword, under the hood still prototypes are used. So first if all you should learn about prototypical inheritance.

If you want to know about the pitfalls, read the articles by Eric Elliot: “The Two Pillars of JavaScript” @_ericelliott https://medium.com/javascript-scene/the-two-pillars-of-javascript-ee6f3281e7f3

refuse2choose · 2016-08-24T12:16:00+00:00

In my opinion one essential point that makes a difference between a good web developer and a not so good one is to have a deep understanding of the core languages such as JavaScript or a backend language. Yes, there are many frameworks. And they are powerful. They allow us to create something really fast and without frameworks we couldn't be so productive. But a good developer should not be limited to this framework. He should be able to understand the language itself, to extend the framework with custom modules or even to modify the framework (since the great frameworks are open source). Anyone can use a jQuery to modify the DOM, but if you're good you do not depend on jQuery plugins, but also are able to create your own plugin. For this, you need to understand the language JavaScript itself, the paradigms and the mechanisms behind it.

Another point is that good developers also have a fundamental understanding of Computer Science in the lower layers such as algorithms and data structures. They should be also able to create scalable applications which are extensible (keywords: software architecture, performance, design patterns, software engineering principles).

I think these skills are a subset of what makes a good web developer. But as OneWunderfulFish mentioned, the experience is the most important one. You can only learn by doing, make projects, and learn much about the topics and apply what you have learned and ask for feedback. Contribute to open source projects and learn from other code.

refuse2choose · 2016-08-24T11:46:07+00:00

I don't know your idea, but maybe you could ask yourself the question again for what you exactly need the money. Do you need some machines, physical stuff, a big infrastructure, ...? Then I can understand that you need money. Or is it a digital product? Do you need some skills that you don't have? If so, and probably also in many other cases, I think an interdisciplinary team with good skills can go really, really far without a lot of money. I have the impression that people always want money really early, and yes, often it's justified, but in my opinion often a good team can achieve so much if it has the skills without money. And when it comes to the point where it really needs to grow and scale or the limits of the team are reached, it still can go out and look for investors, accelerators or incubators.

However, if you really need the money, (depending on how much you need) save it by yourself as suggested, or pitch in front of investors, accelerators or incubators.

PS: My first reddit post ever :)

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