Yak Shaving for the Apologetic Wanderer

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1. Yak Shaving For the Apologetic Wanderer
3. Skills Music 78% Gardening 50% The Computers 75% Dad Jokes 90% Dad / Tinkerer / Musician Allen Smith About Me • Aspiring Mall Santa • Enjoys playing music, being outdoors, and minor-league baseball • World’s OKest developer • Ham: KO4ABW ! "
4. The Friendly CMS We are probably not a cult.
5. Yak Shaving What on earth is
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10. Yak Shaving Why (we think) is a problem
12. Yak Shaving Why may happen to us
13. What is Neurodivergence?
14. People whose brain differences affect how their brain works. They have different strengths and challenges from people whose brains don’t have those differences. Differences include medical disorders, learning disabilities and other conditions. The possible strengths include better memory, being able to mentally picture three-dimensional (3D) objects easily, the ability to solve complex mathematical calculations in their head, and many more.
16. A Venn diagram of tech professionals who exhibit some form of neurodivergence.
17. Mdtqnchudqrhsx hm dmfhmddqhmf ‘mc sdbgmnknfx 20% self-report as neurodivergent Actual percentage is likely much higher
19. It’s only a side quest if it comes from the side quest region of Hyrule… Otherwise it’s just sparkling procrastination.
20. Graham Wallas “The Art of Thought” (1926) Challenged traditional assumptions about the gift of “creativity” in humans.
21. Wallas Model of Creativity Preparation Incubation Illumination Verification
26. Neural pathways strengthen when we explore.
27. Large Scale Brain Networks
28. DNM-ECU Switching
29. Yak Shaving isn’t (always) a problem? What if
31. Yak Shaving saved the day When $ %
36. Yak Shaving becomes chaos When #
37. Anything that does not belong where it is, is an “open loop” pulling on your attention.
38. Start here. End here. …and here.
39. Law of Triviality Parkinson’s
41. 67%
42. To Shave Not to Shave or
43. A Simple Framework
44. Step 1 (of 43): Download and compile the latest release of the Linux kernel (This could take a while…)
45. A Simple Framework for Yak Shaving If it takes < 2 minutes, do it. Otherwise, defer/schedule it. 10% Guideline: If 1 hour of exploring now will save you 10 hours later, Shave that yak. Take the most direct route. Write it down. Revisit it later. Future Value Low/Unclear High Nonblocking Blocking
46. Parting Thoughts
47. Every breakthrough starts as a distraction that accidentally mattered.
48. Thanks!
49. The Friendly CMS
50. Q&A