How to be consistent
The anecdote about reading a 3000 page manual looking for exploits is something I realized a couple of years ago.<p>Almost everything takes that level of dedication to be really good at, so there's no point in forcing yourself into something you hate. You have to invest an enormous amount of time and it doesn't get any easier.<p>The whole "I go home every night after work, pour myself a glass of wine and read the case law" is an interesting point as well. I quickly realized that despite a lot of techies being very loud about WLB, that's not how it works with exceptional people.<p>They are so interested in what they do that WLB is not really a thing. Or at the very least, it wasn't at some point in their life.<p>---<p>To that effect, I think consistency is overrated for skill acquisition.<p>1) A couple of months of intense learning can progress you the same as a couple of <i>years</i> of passive learning (Sidenote: this is why I think YOE requirements are stupid, it's measured in passive time)<p>2) Skill progression is very non-linear in my experience. At some point a bunch of knowledge clicks together and you're suddenly way more effective despite not having gained much extra explicit knowledge (Though you may have gained tacit knowledge!)<p>The main reason I'm trying to improve my consistency is actually for other people, not myself. I prefer to work in bursts, alternating between prospecting and intense work. But that makes it hard for other people to work with you because your output isn't predictable.<p>Good article though :).