If this works, then I've successfully gotten planner-rss to work. Like before it is an idiosyncratic mess of duct tape and string, but people who want to steal my config can go ahead and make it better.
Today was an intensive writing day. Four hours on my lab report, one hour of PHP, and two hours of Emacs Lisp. Yum!
I remember why I put off having online blog comments for the longest time. It's just a lot of work filtering spam. I'm going to modify blogKomm this weekend—add a 1 + 1 question or something—but given that the source code's in German, I might just end up writing my own system...
Now that I've given myself permission to buy books I like, my bookshelf is slowly but steadily growing. Here's a great tip to keep ideas fresh and flowing: spend 45 minutes a day reading a chapter each from five random books.
I should tagcloud my bookshelf on Ning so that you can see what's on my bookshelf...
If you throw enough pots, you'll be a master potter.
I got up this morning at 6:30 to write. The idea had been bubbling in my brain all night and I simply had to sit down and get it out of my head. If I write enough articles, if I give enough speeches, if I keep pushing myself to do better, then I'll be a master—maybe not now, but I can wait ten years.
Ten years and 10,000 hours of work. That's all that separates us from the masters. Chess champions, ballet dancers—it's all about practice. Only passion can really push you to go that extra mile.
10,000 hours of work is just three hours a day. I can do three hours a day. I can spend three hours a day learning how to research, how to write, how to speak. It's what I'm supposed to be doing for school, anyway. I can do more than three hours a day.
People ask me if success is a matter of talent. Talent isn't something you're born with. It's something you pay for with practice. All you can start out with is passion. And when you pursue your passion, you'll find that the universe matches your effort.
So I'm going to throw a lot of pots. I'm going to write a lot of articles and give a lot of speeches. I want your feedback, encouragement, insights and advice. Help me make things happen.
Free penguin sewing instructions! Oooh, cuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuute!
