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tuxwins | 5 years ago | on: All my career rejections

Do you mind articulating how specifically Skiena's book helped you, and what was your approach? If I have to do Skiena's book cover to cover, it'll likely take few months.

tuxwins | 5 years ago | on: Make Writing a Habit

And has typos too.

>Can I get a refund of my Premium upgrade? >Yes, you can get a refund if you have been charged a new monthly / anualy payment and you haven’t used the Writing Facilitator since then.

Doesn't sit well for a product that promotes writing.

tuxwins | 5 years ago | on: Make Writing a Habit

The site is now unable to serve requests. I signed up, and the loading won't stop.

tuxwins | 6 years ago | on: Ask HN: I have 1000 things in mind but get done 0. How do you make it work?

I have followed plaintext productivity. http://plaintext-productivity.net/2-11-standing-lists-for-gt... The problem though is following it studiously.

tuxwins | 6 years ago | on: Ask HN: Advancing career without working over-hours?

> In my own experience, companies and leadership that I worked for usually value impact; and over the years, what I've gathered is that the best way to make good impact to the business is to truly understand the business and domain knowledge deeply and communicate effectively, as an engineer. I'm nearing my late 30s with a young kid now and had similar thoughts as you a few years ago. It turns out ultimately what employers care about isn't the amount of hours I put in; but rather if I understand the business and domain deeply, I can correctly spend my time on the most impactful things; and can communicate these things effectively. I have hardly ever worked over hours in my past 2 years at my current company; and am still highly valued.

This is eloquently put. Resonated with me. Would you mind getting in touch offline for a short discussion and help answer some questions of mine? I will take a No as well. :)