My Learning Log

Tag: m6d

  • getting stuck

    Being stuck is not fun. I hate that. There is something in me that keeps trying, and trying, and trying. Trying different options. Trying again.

    Is that good?

    I don’t know. Sometimes I think it’s good. Sometimes I think it’s bad. Why? Because by trying many times, I use up the time that I need to allocate for other things. I also get tired. But what can I do? How else can I resolve it? 

    Asking somebody else.

    Looking for proper ways of doing it.

    Giving it a rest for some time.

    But in general, I think it’s a good thing to have. Most of the time I learn by doing it that way. I acquire enough knowledge that after a while it gets “into my head.” 

    I have a good deal of catching up to do here at m6. Collections and threading seem to be the biggest. Another is spring. I also have to improve my java knowledge. But hey, I just started.

  • bringing something to the table

    I am having some good days as well as not so good days here at m6. 

    Is it normal?

    I think it’s to be expected. I think it’s actually good.

    One of the principles that I should follow is that I should be “the worse” at the place. When I feel that I’m the best, it’s time to either change positions or move to another company. I think that’s a good rule to have. 

    But though I felt that I’m “good” at NBC… I feel that I’m lacking here at m6. I have ways to learn. There are quite a few areas that I need to improve. 

    But that’s a great thing.

    It’s great that I have people that I can learn from. It’s great that I can be challenged by better guys.

    But I do bring something to the table. I bring my ways of doing things.

  • doing well

    I love it here. Is it the 1st time I’m saying that? Yeah, right! 🙂 That’s a good thing, I guess. 🙂 

    But I’m not done…

    A lot of work is ahead of me…

    My 1st goal is to concentrate 100% on work. I want to get into a habit of doing that. Work, work, work. Nothing else but work. But what if I have some downtime? I need to dig into how things are done here. I need to understand the project workflow. There is a lot to learn. I need to develop a great base. I have not been doing that consistently in all the places. But only when I do that I can really contribute.

    After a month or two, I need to shift towards looking into making some great improvements, building new things, starting new projects. Not sure how I will be able to do that. But I will have to.

    Tha takeaway from this is simple: get into a habit of giving 100%; try not to waste time, a minute here or here is OK, but limit it to a minute, not more. No personal email at work; and if I need to, only do it at lunch time. Get to learn the environemt. Learn the domain. And I will do OK! I know I will.

  • So far, things are looking great here. I am feeling at home, things are as expected. Atmoshere is great. I want to keep it that way. My goal is to stick around here. I don’t want to keep switching jobs. But at the same time, I don’t want to left in a situation that when things go wrong, I’m stuck. I always have to be on my toes. And I am, because that’s who I am.

    I love a few things about the place so far…
    1. the dev env is solid
    2. the developers are competitive and I think there’s healthy competition
    3. I can walk to Penn station
    4. Startup atmosphere
    5. challenging work
    6. Java env
    7. motivational bonus $$

    It’s a long list. And I will try to do my best here. I will try to help mysel. I will try to inspire others. I will try to introduce new ways of doing things. I will try to be friendly to others. I will try to do the best that I can. I will do my best to improve myself.

    I should not only write about a workplace. I need to shift to writing about my family. I am really a lucky guy to have a great family. It’s not all rosy. But I am improving things as well. If I can improve it, things will become even better. And I see they have, and I love the fact.More to come.