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Schuster Braun on September 25, 2023

I'm currently a software developer but have not always been one. I joined the US Navy as a linguist where I had to learn a language in a single yea...
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Clayton Malarkey

well that was a bit if a read liked your dads anolgy cables in the corner and you doing tasks no one else wanted to do that was a good story thanks for that

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Schuster Braun

That story has been very impactful for me and has got me through quite a few messes and a bit of trouble. It's not great career progression for a frontend developer to work on tooling and infrastructure. But it opened a pivot opportunity. So there's good and bad.

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Clayton Malarkey

me i am gonna build like shopfiy stores to fund passion projects like my public deindoctrination app and what not i want to be my own boss set my own hours and leverage my time as much as possible and leave a lasting legacy in my wake

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Schuster Braun

I'm also working to start up a company here soon. Good luck with your dev!

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Clayton Malarkey

you gonna specialize in your company ?

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Schuster Braun

My specialty is depth on lightweight computational patterns, which have wide applicability. So, I'll maintain that. I plan not to deep dive customers' legacy monoliths but stay light on process and tech so we can stay agile. We'll see how it goes.

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Clayton Malarkey

once i am making like 30 k a week from high ticket shopify stores i am gonna put alot of effort into passion projects like my public deindoctrination app and what not it will have world changing effects at least i hope it will

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Clifton Beale

I can't believe I did not know that you were a linguist in the Navy, I always thought that was such a cool job in the military. Curious what language they assigned you to learn?

I still struggle with knowing when to take a pause, get some air, and coming back to problems often times. You mentioned feeling the guilt of walking away, and I definitely know the feeling! Even knowing that a break can be good for me, it can often times be hard to put down a problem without coming to a solution.

I am still navigating how to manage a healthy work life balance, but have been considering setting up a task board to more efficiently manage my day-to-day tasks. After reading this article, I think I am going to give it a shot and see how much it improves my work flow.

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Schuster Braun

That's all awesome to hear! I got Farsi for my language. We were taught about taking breaks in school with recess and lunch and in between classes. But you don't really learn they why's behind them. I say give it a try. It's a habit so may take a while to get used to. I've been working on a project now for about 4 months and it has really kept me from burning out. I give myself quite a bit of space to plan and think through tasks. So feel very comfortable sitting down and coding for like 30 minutes now and have been able to stay consistently making progress. Let me know how it works out for you.

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Olivianes97

attitude is very important

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Schuster Braun

Thanks for reading, I agree. A bit off topic here, but I like to play music. One of the early lessons I got was that thing that makes famous musicians seem so good sometimes isn't their technical prowess but the attitude they apply to their craft.