October 2024
Intermediate to advanced
224 pages
3h 45m
English
Content preview from Microwins
Become an O’Reilly member and get unlimited access to this title plus top books and audiobooks from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers, thousands of courses curated by job role, 150+ live events each month,
O’Reilly covers everything we've got, with content to help us build a world-class technology community, upgrade the capabilities and competencies of our teams, and improve overall team performance as well as their engagement.I wanted to learn C and C++, but it didn't click for me until I picked up an O'Reilly book. When I went on the O’Reilly platform, I was astonished to find all the books there, plus live events and sandboxes so you could play around with the technology.I’ve been on the O’Reilly platform for more than eight years. I use a couple of learning platforms, but I'm on O'Reilly more than anybody else. When you're there, you start learning. I'm never disappointed.I'm always learning. So when I got on to O'Reilly, I was like a kid in a candy store. There are playlists. There are answers. There's on-demand training. It's worth its weight in gold, in terms of what it allows me to do.
CHAPTER 3Principle 3: Wage War Against Your Status Quo
Death will visit us all. It comes quicker to those who revel in an unchallenged life. Our existence is too short for an early surrender to the status quo.
I Declare War
The month of January is what I call tune-up time. During the first four weeks of the year, I subject myself to a battery of physical tests to gauge how my body is holding up. My primary physician, let’s call him Dr. Fitzgerald, is one of those doctors who is both knowledgeable and funny. On a cold morning this January, I sat in his office. My mind was thinking of how much I wasn’t looking forward to that oversized popsicle stick going down my throat.
Dr. Fitzgerald: How have you been, Daron? It’s been a year. Is the family doing well?
Me: Been doing well. Chasing kids, evading the IRS, you know, the usual.
Dr. Fitzgerald: And how does it feel to be 45? Happy belated birthday.
Me: Feels okay. I guess this is the halfway point, huh? I’m pushing through this midlife crisis.
Dr. Fitzgerald: Midlife? Let’s hope you’re right. The actuaries would say you’ve probably already crossed the midpoint.
Me: (Silence)
Inner Me: Damn.
Dr. Fitzgerald: Let’s keep exercising and eating right and we’ll beat the projections. Deal?
Me: Deal.
On the drive home, I thought about his words. You probably already passed the midpoint. The thought was sobering. Although his words stung a little, I had to admit, the doctor was absolutely right. I had lulled myself into believing ...
Become an O’Reilly member and get unlimited access to this title plus top books and audiobooks from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers, thousands of courses curated by job role, 150+ live events each month,
and much more.
Read now
Unlock full access
More than 5,000 organizations count on O’Reilly
O’Reilly covers everything we've got, with content to help us build a world-class technology community, upgrade the capabilities and competencies of our teams, and improve overall team performance as well as their engagement.Julian F.
I wanted to learn C and C++, but it didn't click for me until I picked up an O'Reilly book. When I went on the O’Reilly platform, I was astonished to find all the books there, plus live events and sandboxes so you could play around with the technology.Addison B.
I’ve been on the O’Reilly platform for more than eight years. I use a couple of learning platforms, but I'm on O'Reilly more than anybody else. When you're there, you start learning. I'm never disappointed.Amir M.
I'm always learning. So when I got on to O'Reilly, I was like a kid in a candy store. There are playlists. There are answers. There's on-demand training. It's worth its weight in gold, in terms of what it allows me to do.