On Mon, 2009-01-19 at 21:28 +0000, Nathan Rixham wrote: > well just for the hell of it; and because I'm feeling worn.. > > anybody else find the following true when you're a developer? > > - frequent bursts of side-tracking onto more interesting subjects > - vast amount of inhuman focus, followed by inability to remain focussed > - general tendancy to keep taking on projects, often for no good reason > - inability to flip out of work mode at 5pm like the rest of the world > -- [sub] not feeling normal unless worked you've extra; while other > professions demand overtime as little as an extra 15 minutes > - constant learning (positive thing) > - unlimited skill scope, if its on a computer you'll give it a go > - amazing ability to prioritise (the wrong things) > - all projects suddenly become uninteresting and all motivation is lost > at approx 65-85 percent completion > - the code seems more important than the app (even though its not) > - lots more but lost interest / focus Are you an INTP? http://www.personalitytest.net/cgi-bin/q.pl (I don't know how good the test is, I picked one at random) Cheers, Rob. -- http://www.interjinn.com Application and Templating Framework for PHP -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
