ZOD: Stop working so hard
ZOD: Stop working so hard
Zen of Data Science #1
Big Idea
Remember when hustle culture went viral?
You had the Gary Vee's of the world telling you that the key to success is to work 80 hours a day and never take a single day off for 10 years!
And if you can't do that?
"You just don't want it bad enough bro"
I'm not picking on Gary Vee specifically (a lot of his content used to motivate me)
But there’s now a pressure to work as hard as you possibly can, all the time... and it's unsustainable.
Working hard is important of course, but neglecting rest is a critical mistake.
On my coding journey I got stuck countless times... sometimes for hours.
But almost every time that happened, I'd come back to the same problem after a night of rest and BAM... Solve it in minutes.
I didn't need to GRIND... I needed to rest.
But people will try everything BUT rest...
They'll abuse caffeine, get a prescription for Adderall, try biohacking... when what they really need is a good night's sleep.
So this is your reminder to prioritize rest on this journey.
It's ok to step away from your work to go for a walk or hit the gym.
It's ok to get a little extra sleep on the weekends.
And it's ok to close the laptop early when your mind is too fatigued.
Quality over quantity is key, and a fresh mind is the best hack for good work.
So get that rest, and your body and mind will thank you.
What I’m Learning
This week I’m working on getting better with common table expressions (CTEs), and implementing them in new ways. I learned that you can nest as many CTEs as you want, which is pretty cool.
Check it out:
You could add 8 more CTEs if you needed to!
In fact I recently used a bunch of CTEs at work for a complex query, (that I would’ve struggled to make otherwise), so it’s worth learning.
Zen Quote of the Week
“Because you are alive, everything is possible.”
― Thich Nhat Hanh
A reminder that if you’re still breathing, you’ve got a chance to make things happen. Keep going.
Something Interesting
I’m learning Spanish using www.dreamingspanish.com, and in a video I learned that Africa has giant snails… mind blown.
Feel-Good Finds
Don’t worry guys, we’re safe. 😂