stevenkovar

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by stevenkovar 4y ago
In essence, HR is the buffer between humans and systems. They create the systems that allow humans to do things like work and be compensated for their work, or to work in an environment where they can expect not to be harassed—at baseline.
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by stevenkovar 6y ago
Simple things to focus on without needing outside help with: sleep, diet, exercise, and a means to reflect. More advanced / things that might require help: blood work, therapy, medication. Sleep: Many chronic conditions are exacerbated
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by stevenkovar 7y ago
I'm pretty confident he means keeping politics out of games' content.
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by stevenkovar 8y ago
Also, while the author is correct about the core functions of these elements, most cannot be animated or applied a transition between states. Not a deal breaker functionally speaking, but sometimes a subtle transition is useful so as to be
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by stevenkovar 8y ago
The big insight in this post to me is learning how someone else handles a crisis of identity. Something you usually don't know you're going through until it's over and have had time to reflect. Thanks for sharing, Frank.
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by stevenkovar 8y ago
Keep a rotating list of 20 goals—5 big, 15 small. Star the 3 most important to you. Put in time on one of the three each day until you fatigue. Work then on one of the smaller goals. Cross one off? File it for future reference, then replace
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by stevenkovar 8y ago
Producer vs. Consumer https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3555237
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by stevenkovar 8y ago
Without commenting on the current state of jazz, I'll contribute several of my favorite modern artists: The loud-and-completely-aware-of-that-fact Soil & "Pimp" Sessions from Japan. The name makes no sense, but that'
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by stevenkovar 8y ago
I just had a discussion about this with my physical therapist yesterday. In Texas, only three types of people are allowed to touch patients for healing purposes: doctors, certified therapists, and priests. In many cases, the certification p
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by stevenkovar 8y ago
Tim Cook was openly critical about the Amazon circus.
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by stevenkovar 8y ago
Visit a site like http://behance.net and find layouts that inspire you. Spend part of your side project time replicating those styles and understanding/learning why the design decisions were made for that project. Remember,
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by stevenkovar 8y ago
Relevant: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_dissonance , https://www.simplypsychology.org/cognitive-dissonance.html Similarly: if you are getting upset in such a fashion, it can help to take a lit
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by stevenkovar 8y ago
For me, it boils down to minimizing distractions and having a low baseline of stress and dissonance. Default to "no." Simple math: if you say no to almost everything, you are free to say yes to the really important things. This is
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by stevenkovar 8y ago
One concept I appreciate: you can bridge two common skills together in a way such that you are uniquely qualified to practice this combination of skills and you have zero (or near-zero) competition.
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by stevenkovar 8y ago
Input vs. Output. Does the person talk about how they're going to act more than they actually act? One of the biggest tells for me.
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by stevenkovar 8y ago
Simplicity is eloquence. Boil it down to simple language. Emulating other authors will not help you discover your own voice.
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by stevenkovar 8y ago
Perhaps the author feels comfortable with their new minimalist approach becasue of his history of quantification—not in spite of it. Data begets intuition. He doesn't need to see the data because he understands the related symptoms o
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by stevenkovar 8y ago
A common argument for vinegar is that the microbiome in your gut needs bacteria to feed on nutrients your body doesn't absorb easily (fiber) and that vinegar (usually apple cider vinegar) helps the bacteria in your gut digest this fibe
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by stevenkovar 8y ago
Specifically, look into myofascial release therapy or muscle activation therapy. Without seeing a therapist, try doing this every day or every few days to elongate your 'posterior chain' and help your posture reset (which will hel
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by stevenkovar 9y ago
Similar to what Cal Fussman says, "the good shit sticks." To me, reading is more about developing an internal vocabulary that makes it easy to bridge two ideas together—ultimately enabling you to create ideas of your own. With mor
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by stevenkovar 9y ago
I would recommend reading this article about the connection between vitamins D, A, and K, and how they inter-play with one another: https://www.precisionnutrition.com/stop-vitamin-d It was pretty eye-opening (and alarming)
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by stevenkovar 9y ago
Improving insulin sensitivity will help. Also look into the benefits of apple cider vinegar.
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by stevenkovar 9y ago
Your diet is only part of the equation. Diet, sleep, and exercise are needed in combination. The highest performers across many professions tend to sleep the most. Exercise helps make better use of the foods you are eating and produces the
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by stevenkovar 9y ago
Finding meaning in freelance work is a tough proposition. Perhaps it feels like a struggle because you're actively looking for struggle. It's easy to tell ourselves positive results can only come from struggle—that's far from
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by stevenkovar 9y ago
I've long wondered how we've allowed insurance companies to operate as public, for-profit entities—it's a complete conflict of interests. Hopefully this deal creates a ripple effect non-employees of these three companies can
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by stevenkovar 9y ago
Sleep, diet, exercise, and a means to reflect. Sleep: I think we undervalue the importance of sleep. This is the time when your body gets to improve itself. Without good sleep, your diet and exercise will be much less effective. Diet: Your
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by stevenkovar 9y ago
Retargeting.
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by stevenkovar 9y ago
The context of when the book was written has more to do with it—at a time when startups didn't have access to the great SaaS tools we have today. Now, you can start and scale a business with just 1 or 2 people to the point of &quot
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by stevenkovar 9y ago
Sleep, diet, and exercise. There's a good chance you need to improve in one of these areas—we all do. Otherwise, think of stress like your email inbox; a stressbox. You can zero this out on a daily basis by being honest with yourself a
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by stevenkovar 9y ago
Nuts go rancid.

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