KEEPING MYSELF IN LINE - WITH WORDPRESS!

@DAVIDLAIETTA

@davidlaietta | dinosauriceberg.com

KEEPING MYSELF IN LINE - WITH WORDPRESS!

THE POWER OF SIDE PROJECTS

▸ Sometimes a project is for you - Own it

▸Use this time to your advantage - Learn things!

▸Real world marketing of your skills

▸ Side projects can evolve into more2

@davidlaietta | dinosauriceberg.com

KEEPING MYSELF IN LINE - WITH WORDPRESS!

PROBLEM IDENTIFIED - LIFETRACKING

▸My problem: How do I keep track of everything that I do to form new habits?

▸Existing tools aren’t all-encompassing

▸ Things that I care about are not represented

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@davidlaietta | dinosauriceberg.com

KEEPING MYSELF IN LINE - WITH WORDPRESS!

SOLUTION - OPEN INFO TRACKER

▸https://david.vg - a (semi) live view of some of my online activities

▸ Twitter, Pocket, GoodReads, Health, Blogs, Weather, Coffee Consumption

▸ Forthcoming: Google Fit, Call Tracking, GitHub, smarter sorting and display

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@davidlaietta | dinosauriceberg.com

KEEPING MYSELF IN LINE - WITH WORDPRESS!

MANAGING TECHNICAL DEBT

▸Biting off slightly more than you can chew can be good for learning

▸ It can also be a nightmare

▸ Limit the number of new things to learn

▸Don’t let the project become a hassle9

@davidlaietta | dinosauriceberg.com

KEEPING MYSELF IN LINE - WITH WORDPRESS!

TREAT YOUR SIDE PROJECT RIGHT

▸ Track it like any other project

▸Commit only in small milestones/phases

▸Consider who will be using or potentially learning from your project

▸ Follow any employment requirements10

@davidlaietta | dinosauriceberg.com

KEEPING MYSELF IN LINE - WITH WORDPRESS!

HOW TO MAKE A GOOD SIDE PROJECT

▸Give yourself permission to make mistakes

▸Choose one task at a time

▸Accept that your project might fail

▸ Just Start Doing It11