From 0a315913a36a60a93bf5feeff38fabfe96ad2dcc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Julio Biason Date: Fri, 19 Jul 2019 19:26:41 -0300 Subject: [PATCH] New chapter: Learning about yourself --- content/books/things-i-learnt/_index.md | 1 + .../learn-about-yourself/index.md | 25 +++++++++++++++++++ .../books/things-i-learnt/not-done/index.md | 2 +- 3 files changed, 27 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) create mode 100644 content/books/things-i-learnt/learn-about-yourself/index.md diff --git a/content/books/things-i-learnt/_index.md b/content/books/things-i-learnt/_index.md index dd43721..f5e1d81 100644 --- a/content/books/things-i-learnt/_index.md +++ b/content/books/things-i-learnt/_index.md @@ -78,3 +78,4 @@ template = "section-contentless.html" * [Learn To Say No](say-no) * [Take Responsibility For The Use Of Your Code](responsible-code) * [Don't Tell It's Done When It's Not](not-done) + * [You'll Learn About Yourself The Hard Way](learn-about-yourself) diff --git a/content/books/things-i-learnt/learn-about-yourself/index.md b/content/books/things-i-learnt/learn-about-yourself/index.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..30595f7 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/books/things-i-learnt/learn-about-yourself/index.md @@ -0,0 +1,25 @@ ++++ +title = "Things I Learnt The Hard Way - You'll Learn About Yourself The Hard Way" +date = 2019-07-19 + +[taxonomies] +tags = ["en-au", "books", "things i learnt", "personal", "burn out"] ++++ + +We get frustrated with code that doesn't compile. We get angry with customers +asking things back and forth. We get upset when upper management can't make up +its mind. And we lash out on others when that happens. + + + +Unfortunately, that's the way you'll learn about yourself. You'll learn to +figure out when you get frustrated. You'll learn how you can keep getting +attacked by others -- even micro-aggressions -- but, without realizing, at +some point you'll suddenly burst into an counter-attack that may seem out of +proportion. + +The worst part of it all? Very few people will tell you what you're doing +before it's too late -- you'll get in trouble way before you could actually +understand what you were doing. + +{{ chapters(prev_chapter_link="/books/things-i-learnt/not-done", prev_chapter_title="Don't Tell It's Done When It's Not") }} diff --git a/content/books/things-i-learnt/not-done/index.md b/content/books/things-i-learnt/not-done/index.md index d0c062d..a086956 100644 --- a/content/books/things-i-learnt/not-done/index.md +++ b/content/books/things-i-learnt/not-done/index.md @@ -30,4 +30,4 @@ On the other hand, if you say "Almost, but there is this thing that bothers me and I think it may give us a headache in the future", they will understand. So be clear and transparent about your work. -{{ chapters(prev_chapter_link="/books/things-i-learnt/responsible-code", prev_chapter_title="Take Responsibility For The Use Of Your Code") }} +{{ chapters(prev_chapter_link="/books/things-i-learnt/responsible-code", prev_chapter_title="Take Responsibility For The Use Of Your Code", next_chapter_link="/books/things-i-learnt/learn-about-yourself", next_chapter_title="You'll Learn About Yourself The Hard Way") }}