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Replacing entertainment habits with coding

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Takeaways:

  1. Connect with the satisfaction that comes from coding, as the same satisfaction provided with gaming.
  2. The desire and grind to get good, it’s difficulty curves and satisfaction is fundamentally the same.
  3. Have coding sessions without purpose:
    • Have a guilt-free session without expectations.
    • Do it without the thoughts of why it’s important and what it leads to — just code and have fun.
    • This is ultimately productive, as it’s undeniably contributing to hours of mastery.
  4. Similarly, cultivate the same satisfaction from playing quick games, with that of solving quick exercises.
  5. Coding is NOT study! It’s an art, and should be treated as a creative hobby.
    • Program what you love, until you love coding!

Other key parallels:

  • Having a seat at the table among those who are admirably impressive, and masters of their craft.
  • The “git gud” grind, and the satisfaction from being someone who can answer questions and show other people how to get better.
  • The nugget of dopamine that comes from “winning” — solving a problem and making progress.
  • Reaching achievements such as rank/elo → certificates, projects, levelling up jobs or promotions.
  • Becoming really good at something, and seeing personal stature rise within the community as you become better, more experienced — being able to productively butthead with other brilliant peers.
  • Coding has it’s own meta, arguments and community similar to games.

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