Takizawa

What I think is interesting is how much emotion the 10k hour rule rouses in general. The Freakonomics podcast mentioned the 10k rule as well. They posit that given equally talented individuals, the person who puts in the requisite hours of hard work through deliberate practice would obtain the higher level of mastery.

Rust has an elegant concept in its ownership paradigm.

As the Rust book mentions: Ownership is Rust’s most unique feature, and it enables Rust to make memory safety guarantees without needing a garbage collector.

In other words, you have the power/speed of a low level language without certain of the dangers, such as "double free" errors.

(That said, I'm only now proceeding through the official book. In other words, if I got this wrong, someone correct me.)

I can think of a few strategies, alongside the other good ones people mentioned. 1. Reduce your initial expectations. When you start something hard and/ or new you will be awful at it. Just acknowledge that fact and move on. 2. Focus on time as the goal. Instead of saying, I have to master A or B, focus on time spent, focus on the raw number of hours spent learning. You should still chunk the learning, but start by tracking time. 3. Seek immersion opportunities. The person who authors https://waitbutwhy.com/ focuses on a new topic periodically. These topics can get quite complex and yet sometimes he only has a week or so to get himself up to speed. He'll do things like find all the videos on the topic on Youtube that are informative, authoritative and yet somewhat entertaining. He'll mass watch those videos, all the while gaining a feel.

Interesting that you mention the shift of the center of gravity. I would add that there are multiple competing shifts. Flushing, for example, has now become a viable, small city within New York City.

Find a low-fee diversified index fund, such as from Vanguard. Take 20% or a reasonable portion of your income and place it in this fund with each paycheck. As they say, pay yourself first. Check out the Bogleheads' Guide to Investing for further information. That is literally all you need to know. I have earned the Chartered Financial Analyst designation over a rigorous course of study. This is literally what I do with my money.

Jade Software shows up as dead in that database. Hmmm.

I have the IKEA Skarsta desk too. I am 6'3" tall. Yes, it does wobble a bit. It wobbles less if all pieces are tightened well. For me it is a non-issue even at full height with my laptop. Overall, it's a solid purchased depending on your use case.

Their videos are worth checking out. http://rationality.org/videos/

That said, I am not sure it is rationale to pay $3,900 for four days of training. At least give me a celebrity like Tony Robbins.

There are multiple factors involved with used cars in Japan. Check this link out:

http://www.japantoday.com/category/lifestyle/view/buying-a-u...