Life Of A Struggling Software-Engineer

Hi Folks, In this post I'll be keeping it short and simple; title says it all. Not only for major decisions in life, if you make it a habit of hoping for the best and preparing for the worst; believe me when i say this There is no force in the world that can disrupt your inner peace Technically speaking, when we write server-side code; before getting into what is to be done we do what unexpected can come! For example; if I have to create an API which calculates factorial (yeah! I get it why would you create an API to calculate a factorial; just keep your noisy brain stick to this concept, factorial is just an example :P ), before I write calculation logic for factorial I'll think of these scenarios! 1. What if null or empty data is passed!! 2. What if instead of number someone passes aplhanumeric data!! So you see; it may seem like nothing and probably overboard initially but like in software designing, the amount of time you spend in development is barely 10% of softw...

Often we wonder about a good pay believing a good pay yields a good life.  If put bluntly, we desperately long for a better pay. While it is no wonder that money can solve a lot of problems in day-to-day live, there are still many things that calls for background check. For instance, if you give a beggar a grand, he'll most likely end up being a beggar after few months, point here is he/she doesn't has the mind-set. Most common mistake we all do when we start our career is we embed this information deep in our brain that your brain starts working for money. Probably you all must have heard it from people around you; and probably rejected the idea (What chances do I have with the same thought! - I wonder). Funny thing is, believe it or not at some point of time you'll realize. It is better to live a life of ' Oh! Well... ' than ' What If!! '. Do what you love to do; do it with passion; and the money will follow Pretty simple; yet the...

This is not new when someone says value time, time is money blah blah... Funny thing is unless you realize it on your own that you need to move, there is no force in the world that can move you. Today I'll share concept of prioritizing things. Let us accept the fact that no one is busy, we just have priorities which we follow. The real question is are we prioritizing things correctly, or is it our mind who is directing our lives from behind the curtain. Let us construct a truth-table of 2 variables first. See some examples for these which will help you relate to your activities: [U] & [I]    - Urgent & Important  • Monthly Rent/Bills • Money & Time budgeting • Meals (Breakfast-Lunch-Dinner) ![U] & [I]  - Not Urgent But Important • Physical exercise • Career introspection • Daily book reading • Knowledge expansion (learning something new which aids productivity) [U] & ![I]  - Urgent But Not Important...