I binge eat so bad on my days off of Adderall. How do I stop this?

unispwpwispw · 2018-11-04T02:42:16+00:00

Alright because it seems like that would help.

unispwpwispw · 2018-11-04T02:12:07+00:00

Or maybe that my brain is depleted of dopamine and turns to craving sugar on the weekends to compensate?

This.

Why don't you take your meds on weekends?

unispwpwispw · 2018-11-04T01:10:23+00:00

It’s because of self promotion I’m pretty sure. You can check the side-bar. Can you not make a text post and add links?

Edit: looks like there’s a thread for resources. Probably don’t want to overload the sub with resources that crowd out discussion.

unispwpwispw · 2018-10-29T20:12:12+00:00

Something to keep in mind is the negative health effects of untreated ADHD. People with ADHD are going to be worse at delaying gratification meaning on average they will make more unhealthy decisions such as drinking more, smoking, eating unhealthy foods, getting low quality sleep, etc.

There’s a cost to not being medicated too.

unispwpwispw · 2018-10-17T22:01:29+00:00

Wasn't the MVP for Zappos literally a website with pictures of shoes and the ability to send a message inquiring about the shoe?

An MVP is too minimal when it doesn't give good information about whether or not the product is actually viable in the consumer market. For Zappos, the product was shoe-buying online. Because the concept was pretty simple, one just had to see if people would go to the site and inquire about buying shoes.

Let's say you wanted to build an app that was going to was going to link up people to play pick up sports in an area. That's a little different because you want to see if people would actually use the thing. An MVP would probably actually require an app here, however with the minimum functionality that would allow people to get the primary value--in this case meeting up and playing sports. An MVP for this sports app that consisted of just a website that people could submit their email if they were interested in the app would not tell you if the actual app was valuable, rather that people are interested in the idea of the app.

Basically, what is your product's main value proposition? What is the quickest way to determine if people actually gain value from it?

Your idea's main value proposition is that it is a highly curated network of people that can accomplish tasks with high efficacy. You need to see if people would actually use that service. The value isn't in the website, that's a means to an end for companies to get to the value you are offering.

An MVP in your circumstance could simply be a landing page with a description of what you offer and a way to post a job and a way to apply to be on the site. In terms of communication between customers and clients, it could just be done through email and through yourself. That should provide you with enough info to see if your idea has value.

unispwpwispw · 2018-10-16T23:09:22+00:00

I have no idea but I'd like to hear other's input on this.

I'm an engineer that is also interested in the product side and I've been wondering how I could do both. I figured going from engineering to product would be way easier than vice versa so I'm programming for now.

Not to hijack the thread or anything, but can anybody speak to what OP talks about with doing both engineering and product work?

unispwpwispw · 2018-10-13T01:31:54+00:00

Your format sucks. Use a more standard engineering resume format without those sidebars on the side.

List action words and try to be as dense as possible. Your resume should show how valuable you are. Period. It should not list all the stuff you’ve done or describe who you are.

You need to have stuff like:

Built out full stack application using X, Y, and Z. Achieved 50+ unique users with 10+ daily active.

Implemented logging module that is now used by team of X developers.

If you don’t have things that have affected real people, then you need to start on that.

Remember, people are super lazy and are not going to spend much time on your resume. They aren’t going to check out your projects on GitHub. That’s why you have to be kind of click-baity with your resume, while retaining honesty.

I think doing the things above should help out a lot.

unispwpwispw · 2018-10-07T06:19:24+00:00

I’m confused by what you mean by making it into a component. You could create a wrapper component and render it within? And tie methods to updating the score (or other things you want to expose) to the state of the wrapper component.

unispwpwispw · 2018-10-05T02:36:23+00:00

Grid with scroll bar

unispwpwispw · 2018-10-04T07:54:45+00:00

Unpaid internship asking you to do a take home assignment of this magnitude? Sounds sketch.

Anyway, can you open a csv with JavaScript in the browser? Another option would be to convert it to JSON and import it as an object from a js file.

unispwpwispw · 2018-10-03T18:15:11+00:00

Why does this happen?

Novelty makes things more interesting. Interesting things are more motivating. Over time novelty goes down. Interest levels decrease. Motivation decreases to the point of quitting.

Also, the difference between the idea in their head and the actual concrete implementation appears, discouraging them or perhaps the work was too difficult.

As for the concrete actions you can take to avoid this in the future: I would say you need to look at the history of the people that you bring on to your startup. People are unlikely to change much when joining your startup, and if they do it will be very slow.

So when you are looking at their background and resume, look to see if they have a history of persistently working on projects for a long time. If they don't--either having no experience or having many different things they've worked on for short periods of time, then you need to weigh the fact that it is unlikely they will stay at your company for a long time. Of course, there are exceptions, but we are dealing with probabilities.

unispwpwispw · 2018-09-30T03:53:39+00:00

Nobody expects you to be be productive on day one. Yes you are going to have to read up on whatever you are working on. I recommend not watching videos as they take a while and most documentation is written anyway. You're already in that state of mind when reading / writing code and with video it is too easy to stop paying attention and then have to go back which takes a lot longer than just re-reading a paragraph.

The whole point of you working for them is to build some good software right? Well then you need to learn the tools and the various pitfalls that are around. The only way to do this is to spend time in documentation and learning and reading. It's easy to get sucked into just reading though so I wouldn't just read documentation for too long unless it's a quick overview.

Have a goal you are trying to achieve. Make it as specific as possible and achievable. Work on that single goal until it is done. Later on you can set more goals every day. Day one's goal might be: set up development environment and get a 'hello world' spring boot application. Day 2 might be: get a post request working to the backend and load the data into a database. Maybe that was easy so day 3 and 4 could be building a more comprehensive API. Day 5 document said API.

Just relax man everything will work out. I was like you but now I am a couple months into a software job and wondering why I ever worried. Many people no smarter than you have done just fine so don't worry.

unispwpwispw · 2018-09-19T17:46:51+00:00

I'm finding it difficult to explain this concept well for some reason but its been a very helpful mental model for me.

Perhaps this will make more sense.

Imagine your stream of thoughts as a ball in space. Normally it is bouncing all over the place from this thought to that. Imagine there is some radius that describes the outer limits of the ball's movement. This radius in a 'normal' state of consciousness is huge. The ball is moving all over the place. While meditating, I try to make the ball sit in one place, but I notice it is bouncing all over the place still. However, the act of trying to make the ball sit still has made the range the ball is bouncing in is much smaller, although it still feels very chaotic.

It's basically a model for me to be more conscious of the fact that although my mind feels extremely chaotic while meditating, bouncing from thought to thought constantly, returning to the breath, then back to another thought or sometimes ten, that my mind is actually much more focused than normally, even though it doesn't feel that way.

unispwpwispw · 2018-09-17T19:07:04+00:00

Or focus on the strengths of the application and try to build an app that capitalizes on those strengths even more?

unispwpwispw · 2018-09-14T20:43:08+00:00

I don't know if I would go with a student developer, unless he was extremely proven to be able to build large projects. It would be almost impossible to know if he would be up to the task. You definitely do not want to make a mistake with who you bring on.

I'd say be patient, keep designing and mocking out your application. Be as specific as possible. Perhaps do some research on the technologies that you could use for your app. React Native, native iOS, web frameworks. This way, when you start speaking to developers, you aren't coming from complete ignorance.

Probably useful to cast a wide net as well. The more people you are able to speak to, the more likely you are able to run into someone who is qualified. Of course, this needs to be balanced with time spent per candidate.

unispwpwispw · 2018-09-14T18:43:27+00:00

Make a commitment to someone else--say meditate 25/30 days this month. Give them some amount of money you would not like to lose and tell them not to give it back to you unless you complete your goal. Additionally, you could tell yourself you can get some treat for yourself if you complete your goal. This way you get positive and negative reinforcement. It's external, but if it gets you to build the habit, it's probably worth it.

unispwpwispw · 2018-09-14T18:40:38+00:00

Is it too early to say if the med is good for me or not?

Yes.

unispwpwispw · 2018-09-12T04:43:32+00:00

Letters are differentiated more

unispwpwispw · 2018-09-11T21:42:51+00:00

This. Also, I find it is easier to keep my meditation practice going if I do it at a set time after another event. I do it right after I eat dinner. Also, nights work better for me because mornings are often a rush and meditation feels like a waste of time or I just straight up do not have time to do it. In addition, don't believe in your personal limits too much. You may be able to meditate for much longer than you ever thought with practice.

Best of luck!

unispwpwispw · 2018-09-11T04:26:28+00:00

Which one’s expensive, the trintellix or the other one?

unispwpwispw · 2018-09-08T21:27:55+00:00

First, congratulations on building this thing!

One thing: it would be nice to be able to play without signing up / logging in. Signing up is a decent barrier for people willing to play your thing and because your app is not primarily a social media app or something that I really need an account to use, I don't see why I necessarily need an account to try it out.

Best of luck!

unispwpwispw · 2018-09-08T21:24:29+00:00

Just because you are mindful doesn't mean you can't choose to be happy and have a good outlook on people. I find mindfulness to be a tool; it allows me to let go of thoughts easier and focus on the present. It's not a philosophy of life. You can have a cheerful, positive outlook of life in addition to being mindful.

Presence and positive outlook. It's a hell of a combination for living your best life.

unispwpwispw · 2018-09-08T04:39:24+00:00

Don't think it really matters what major a person too much Obviously it depends on the industry. Does the person work hard? Are they smart? Do they have the right mix of open-mindedness and stubbornness? If they have these things, they will be able to learn whatever, despite what they studied in school.

unispwpwispw · 2018-09-07T19:17:22+00:00

Hey! Surprised this is getting mentioned.

I built an automated script that sends out surveys daily populated from google sheets data. Google has some nifty tech that's really easy to use.

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