I am capable of going down almost any technological rabbit hole, the challenge is knowing when I should and when I shouldn't. I am constantly struggling with this in what I do in my work.
@llbbl Good for you!! It is rewarding and nourishing. I have to do it some days/weeks. I have also gotten better at dealing with it not being rewarding. My boss may not agree, but....
@kin I have a very similar behaviour, and it spans across both work and (tech-based) hobbies - explains why I have a vast list of potential & also started-but-incomplete, projects. I feel sure that I used to be better at this - or at least, to writing things down rather than keeping them in my head. Something I aim to get better at again.
@andypiper Interesting. I feel like I used to be better at it too, and I am slipping in my old age. Writing is definitely key to grounding and applying constraints.
@kin do you follow any guidelines or breakpoints to figure out when you should? And once you decide you shouldn’t do you just drop it and walk away?
@jimandrews Really depends on the day and mood I am in. But yes, I normally have a checklist of what I am looking to accomplish and strict time constraints to keep me from falling in. However I am not always trustworthy once I am spelunking into the hole and get interested in something.
@kin relatable. The problem is there are so many cool things too dig into and the number seems to double daily. I’m pretty sure your interview with Hohpe last year generated about a week of hole digging for me. Ha!
@jimandrews Ha! Good to hear. I am neck deep in the API for Breaking Changes, where I have all shows indexed and searchable so I can produce content from it. Gregor Hohpe * 100. Fun!
@kin I went down the rabbit hole yesterday, and actually learned some things. Sometimes it’s rewarding, often it’s depressing. Finding the good in any outcome is the hardest part of life. #ShowerThoughtsButNotInShower