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I do wonder why I have to purchase good headphones and wear them to combat this problem?

What are the long term impacts of wearing headphones? bacteria growth and hearing loss? Can't be good for my health long term.

Flow is a state of concentration, breaking flow take a longtime to get back in, shouting questions across the room is a context switch and not an asynchronous choice for me if I'm in the middle of something important.

The one inconsiderate person is the worst. The person unaware that their constant sniffing of mucus is awful. Usually the least intelligent person in the office IMO.

Usually the loudest and most obnoxious member of every team I've worked for seems to have the most production problems....coincidence?

lol, ok

Mildly ill; interminably coughs, sniffs, or sneezes

YES! One of my pet peeves. The worst, doing a phone screen/interview with someone who sniffs constantly while you're trying to problem solve.

There is a strong correlation between self awareness and intelligence, (I'd google for the white papers for those who will no doubt disagree).

Anyone who chronically sniffs is not very smart and not someone I want to work closely with or at all. How about that as a key indicator, lacks self awareness or consideration of others.

All tech jobs are hard. Mental health is complex but a theme here is that terrible managers can wield unhealthy power over powerless employees without any recourse.

I worked there, I saw nice normal hard working people screwed over by terrible managers.

Maybe that's life. Maybe there's a problem where that can be improved. Depends on which side of the fence you're on.

can confirm 100% true. Awful place to learn and develop. Look elsewhere. Do some research.

A really smart guy said to me once something like, “if you are smart and have money and you don't eat well then you are not smart”. I can't remember the exact quote but the sentiment really stuck with me.

Look I'm no expert but I'm telling you the results are outrageous. Please do your own research as I only really have a school boy understanding of how this affects the body.

My skin cleared up, my ailments all disappeared, I no longer snore, my wife says I radiate energy and my skin glows. People notice that my eyes are white and bright. My thinking is clear and alert.

I run up a big hill occasionally, a massive one, I did it yesterday, I broke a sweat but my body was working and I got to the top in record time with minimal effort. I had been training for years and never could match that performance. It's all SUGAR. I hit the wall because of sugar. I finally cracked the magic code, NO SUGAR.

What do I eat? I will lose some people here, but honestly, whole fruit, salad, no dressing, chicken,steak,salmon and WATER. That's it. I said it was hard but I went 100% zero sugar. Real Food. Nothing in a box nothing processed. I now love this food more than anything.

Why is whole fruit ok? My understanding is the fibre tells your body when to stop eating. It's a natural way to tell you that you've had enough. If the grapefruit it too sweet, don't eat it. Your body is telling you something. Listen to it

Sugar inflames your body, it gives you a rush, then a crash, then it makes you hungry. Sugar makes you eat more. It makes you swing up and down.

Getting off sugar is hard, you will have withdrawals. They are not pleasant.

My appetite and palette has changed for the better, I love food now, I can't even drink a soda, I spit it out as the most disgusting thing imaginable, that's a massive change for me. I eat way less I'm spending less money.

Medically all the little things I was thinking of going to the doctor about have completely gone.

3 months in, a lifetime ahead of positive changes.

sorry if this was long and ranty and a bit smug :-)

I rarely say anything is black and white in this world but sugar is in my opinion. Without any doubt in my mind.

Recently in the last 3 months I gave up sugar, hard core, it's hard but the benefits are out of this world.

I was healthy and active. I ate healthy, or so I thought. Boy was I wrong and mis informed.

I had heard theories so I decided to check them out. I went all out to avoid sugar for a couple of weeks just to see. It was amazing.

I have lost 20 pounds that I didn't think was possible, I think better, I sleep better and I eat way less. I have way more energy, like I drank 5 cups of coffee all the time. I don't fade in the afternoon.

Those of you looking for a way to get more energy and focus at work, especially those working long hours in startups. I encourage you to go all out to reduce sugar intake to as little as possible. Of course eat whole fruits those are ok.

Best thing I have ever done in my life.

There's a saying "those on high sugar diets don't know what it feels like to be sugar free." It feels amazing. Try it. At least once in your life. You won't go back .

sorry that was long :-)

Great article, I like the bit about

"Many organizations misuse the daily standup in order to accomplish ulterior motives. A big one that comes to mind is having a ‘start time’ for the work day."

My thoughts exactly. This to me indicates poor management style and a control mechanism for insecure tech managers. It's been a great way for me to quickly avoid joining terrible teams that use weird metrics to measure performance.

Why is there so much resistance to common sense approach to knowledge sharing? I always feel much resistance from the force in the move away from 9am stand-up.

Great article. I think you have hit on something here that only comes with a lot of experience and looking back and what really worked. I rarely see an article that I think YES. TOTALLY. Well done!

I got really excited because I read the heading as Netflix migration costs paid for by AWS. I thought they worked out deal to get a free tier during migration. Wow...oh...nevermind... :-)

I have daily driver Porsche under warranty. I don't have hard numbers but it's been very reasonable. I had two certified pre-owned BMWs and never paid a cent for their entire lifetime. Porsche has cost me for tires but was brand new and under warranty. Fuel pump failed, replaced under warranty. I drive it everyday. It's brilliant. German engineering is great. Thinking S class Mercedes next. Is this helpful? or just bragging? haha :-)

Amazon is great at A|B testing their way to a great user experience. You may not agree just by looking at the UI but the metrics don't lie. Ok sometimes they are misinterpreted or gamed. But an honest look at feedback will work every time.

Has anyone done a study on the long term effects on hearing and bacteria growth from long term headphone wearing.

It makes me mad that people think fixing the problem is wearing headphones.