mattm1

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by mattm1 14y ago
Kellogg's went to a 30 hour work week and found productivity vastly improved - http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1093/is_1_42/ai_53697... 'After five years of six-hour work days, the company brass concluded that the "burden (or overh
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by mattm1 15y ago
Since setting up a portfolio of my work ( http://mattmccormick.ca/portfolio ), I have found it much, much easier to get work. If I can offer some unsolicited advice, I would recommend organizing things better. Have one page that you can re
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by mattm1 15y ago
I'm in Japan now and Japan is still like this. Actually, a lot of SE Asia is like this - Korea, HK. When I talk to people about this they even admit it. They realise they are goofing off a lot of the day because they know they have to st
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by mattm1 15y ago
No long hours are not necessary. The study written about in this thread - http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2900301 - is about how the best violin players only practice for 4 hours per day but the good players actually practice more.
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by mattm1 15y ago
Edison was famous for bragging that he only needed 2-3 hours sleep a night. Then when Tesla came to work with him he once remarked to a reporter "Yes, he only sleeps 2-3 hours a night but he naps for 5-6 hours during the day."
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by mattm1 15y ago
I have been to doctors and a lot of them have told me "We don't know the cause" and "There is no cure for it". It leaves me a little disenfranchised at the medical system. But the keyword "good" skin doctor may be what I need to find. Th
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by mattm1 15y ago
OP here. I don't see why it's worrisome. This is just one place I am asking for advice. I don't see why people on the Internet assume you will only be asking strangers. This is more of a way to get ideas. If someone says "taxi driver"
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by mattm1 15y ago
OP here - my noprocast settings wouldn't have allowed me to post until tomorrow. I have a little RSI but I have taken steps so that it doesn't bother me anymore (switching to Dvorak layout was probably the best move). Actually, my health pr