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That I know. It's the "dead" part that bothers me, not the commitment. Who dies on a deadline? The "task"? Or you, little by little? That's my question...

Heh, by asking "What happens if we miss this deadline?" you're transform it into a liveline, IMHO.

But what happens if you "miss a deadline" in your personal life? Do you have any personal life deadlines?

Bureaucracy, volatile laws, laziness as a cultural norm, bribery and that's just the top of the iceberg.

Been there for 40 years and in the last 10 I own my own business. So I kinda know what I'm talking about. If somebody else could prove me wrong, just go ahead, I'd be happy to agree with you :-)

It's not always about physical survival. As for loosing the revolution, it's the other way around ;-)

he he, glad it didn't put you off the post completely. Point is that during the army I was in a much more violent survival situation, although a little bit different than the exercise described. There's a link at the beginning of the article about that specific situation. The exercise made more sense for this specific article...

happy it did end well for you (the post, I mean) :-)

Quite close to what they taught us in our own survival course. But keep in mind that we were doing this during a communist regime. Maybe you don't know much about a communist regime, but food was the most important thing at that time. Although we were also identifying shelter and other necessary stuff, like the closest human presence, food was our number one unconscious priority.

Well, that's an interesting suggestion, though ;-)

The survival exercise in itself was much easier than I expected, although I was preparing for something really nasty. The point is that, for most of the time, what we're perceiving as being frightening is much more easier to bare in the end. I intently leave this contrast in the post and I'm happy you spotted it. It wasn't a real survival situation.

There is a much more frightening experience which I described <a href=http://www.dragosroua.com/the-sun-always-rises-at-dawn/>..., if you wanna know more...

that's one elegant and simple solution, I agree :-) But in this case the load wasn't so targeted, it was spread on 3-4 pages. But you're right, I could have made them all 3 static.

Thanks for the info, really appreciated :-)

that's what I call making an upgrade, but they're usually call this being dummped. Girls and their strange lingo... Why can't they talk like normal, 64bits dual core guys like us?

If I would have to check her out, I usually start with MORE then slightly leaning towards LESS. Soon, all I do is just a TAIL every now and then...

That was a nice one :-))

nope, because you only have to quit once and then you're set :-) but I liked the twist :-)

Pretty much :-)

Thanks for editing the title, this time the number in front was not "gratuitous", it really had a hook in the end (there are 101 ways in the list, not 100).

Appreciate the attention, though.

Peace. :-)

Lists are all over the internet and some people developed a little bit of intolerance to that. I also have this thing every once in a while. But lists are there to stay, and I think the way the internet as a media is structured (as for its specific reading constraints) they will be there for a long time. Lists are making things "browseable" which, in this stay of age, with all that information overload, is a must. If I can pass over the first level of reading, which are the headlines, then I will continue to read. That's where lists are becoming extremely useful.

And by the way, oxygen is so present in the atmosphere that we might sometimes get bored about. But that doesn't mean we'll stop breathing just because it's so present.

My 2 cents...

Facts are good, but opinions, even whiney, can be interesting. Of course, if there's a long history of whining from that blogger, I don't take it into account, but if there's something incidental, that might lead somewhere.

Yeap, that's a good point. :-)

9. You comment on a link about a blog post about burnout :-)

I am a bit puzzled but I suppose there is some solid logic behind this guideline. I'll edit the title.

Great point. I only saw it the other way around, as a source of interruptions, hence the chapter on how to avoid interference. But you're totally right: being part of a larger group does help a lot in building self-discipline.

Thanks for the comment.

No need to shut you down for that.

I certainly remember doing the same things in my early days. The only downside of this - for me, of course - was that your physical layer (your body, that is) will sooner or later let you down if you're fighting against it like this. Otherwise, if those stimulus are keeping you aware, just go for it :-)

I have a buddhist friend and we're having a great, balanced relationship. I can confirm everything you said about the "modularity" of their approach. I also meditate from time to time but I find it great for relaxation and energy recharging, as opposed to training the focus.

that sounds really interesting. Haven't tried it yet, but it certainly looks like something I will try to do in the near future. Thanks for sharing :-)

Seems like Vista doesn't recognize the default font and uses something else, that's not my font. On Mac and other Windows installations looks fine.

Thanks for the heads-on though :-)

Did that too :-)

Well, if you look carefully, I try to submit content which is both HN compliant and personal development (which is what I do) compliant. Meaning I'm not just hijacking the HN momentum (if this is what you suggest).

It's not just a tool for my own needs, as I do submit what I think it would interest people and help maintain the same level of accuracy and usefulness. I use HN for my own research and this is why I call it "one of the best news agregators". I'm here talking to you, I'm not blindly shooting randomly...

Yes, it's highly subjective, for me it works, it gives some contrast. People tend to be really "polarized" around this design pattern, with a 50/50 split... I guess I'm on the "use it" 50 percent :-)

Do you see the text on my blog bold? It's a different font, but it's not bold for sure... What browser / platform are you on? Thanks.

Only discovered HN less than a month ago and I think it's one of the most interesting news agregator at this moment.

Yes, I do promote what I write and I believe it's ok to do it, as long as I believe in what I write. You can like it or not, of course, that's the beauty of it. But as long as I don't spam - and I saw some contributors posting several links per day, while I kept my posting under 1 link per day - I think it's ok.

If I did something wrong, or outside HN policy, please let me know, I'm not here to do more bad than good.

Thanks.