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ramayac | 2 years ago | on: Do you want your children to be like you? A programmer's perspective

That's a calling for sure, is where you mind sees it self finding a conduit for self expression. Do try it! It's a beautiful art form! And don't have to drop everything to make it, it can be a hobby (for now), but try it.

The romanticize take is a calling for life. But we humans are changing machines, and what's true to some it can be so different to others.

I had "burst of interest" to make fermented food in 2018-2019, like a crazy fever to understand kombucha/sauerkraut, etc. I freaking love it.

Now in 2022-2023 it's the compost calling. A compost is so simple, but if you want it to have it in the shortest time, with the best quality, and without any stench, you actually have to put some thought into "what goes into it".

Anyway, silly examples but hope that helps in some way.

ramayac | 2 years ago | on: Do you want your children to be like you? A programmer's perspective

Yes, you're 100% correct, I do consider Software Development an art form (self expression).

I self expressed the most with drawings in my childhood, and I had this association in my mind with art/drawing/architecture.

In my late 30's I've taken to drawing again and consumed more architecture content to settle this matter in my head.

ramayac | 2 years ago | on: Do you want your children to be like you? A programmer's perspective

Short interesting story: My mom is an Architect, one day when I was about 8 or 9 she said: don't be an Architect, you won't get paid fairly (developing country). It got burned out in my mind, like a command. And slowly moved to "Don't do art stuff". I stopped drawing and started using computers more and more.

Only in my adulthood I started to explore Architecture, and ooohhh boy, I freaking love it. And I would have loved worked with my mom, taking clients, etc.

So, just be careful on what you say to your kids about a career, or how you say it.

I'm not complaining btw, just a fact of life from a very simple comment mom made one random day.

ramayac | 11 years ago | on: For business school graduates, investment banking is out and consulting is in

Full time, took two years.

Well the main one was just learning, know more people and I thought I would learn how to start or make my own company.

Look, the best part was knowing a LOT more people, learning from them, and just getting all that business stuff/crap/insights... But the single best and most important advice I could give some one that doesn't want to take a full MBA, it's:

1. Learn finances, OMG, just do it. Loan payments, ballon payments, how interest works, credit lines, bonds, leisures, etc. Just LEARN IT, its really usefull, no matter how, just learn it and really well! It's one of the single most important things you could learn as an adult.

2. Learn Marketing. Not just the social media crap, but the "Emotional Branding" stuff. OMG, GO GO GO. Learn to creat "experiences" with the senses, to manipulate prices, learn the marketing lingo and feel the bliss of learning how to sell your producs. DO. IT. NOW.

Anyway, I'm getting my degree in about two weeks. It was hard. It was fun, and actually cheap (third world country yey!).

Any more questions? ask away.

ramayac | 11 years ago | on: What Should a 4 Year Old Know? (2010)

Money quote right here: "Time wasted on learning what all the other 4 year olds know is time that can't be spent learning what they actually want to learning that will make them a unique member of society", you sir, are absolutely right. +1

ramayac | 11 years ago | on: Steve Ballmer steps down as board member at Microsoft

You forgot about: cloud first, mobile first, and that I hold more Microsoft shares than anyone other than index funds and love the mix of profits, investments and dividends returned in our stock. It's right after cloud first and mobile first.
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