The unreasonable effectiveness of just showing up everyday

Re:The unreasonable effectiveness of just showing up everyday by ChrisMarshallNY on Wednesday July 14, 2021 @04:00PM (#27837717)

I've had a solid green GH activity log[0] for years. I try to write some Swift every day.

Most folks seem to think it's fake. I have learned not to give a damn.

Some of the days with the fewest commits are actually the ones where I worked hardest.

[0] https://github.com/ChrisMarshallNY#github-stuff

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Re:The unreasonable effectiveness of just showing up everyday by SamBam on Wednesday July 14, 2021 @04:12PM (#27837847)

Do you explicitly try to keep it all green, like a "Don't break the chain" habit tracker?

I can imagine committing code nearly every day, but what with the occasional travel day, sickness, etc, there would always be some holes, unless keeping it green and making at least one commit was explicitly important to me.

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Re:The unreasonable effectiveness of just showing up everyday by ChrisMarshallNY on Wednesday July 14, 2021 @05:30PM (#27838687)

There are some holes; not many. I work at home, so it's easy to be consistent.

It's not about keeping the activity graph green; it's about constantly coding, so it is as natural as breathing.

Best if you turn off Dark Mode on GH to see the empties. They look like faint greenies in Dark Mode.

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