On Mon, 2009-01-19 at 21:46 +0000, Luke Slater wrote: > On Mon, 19 Jan 2009, Robert Cummings wrote: > > > 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? > > Well I got INTP :) Well the above description matched me fairly well and I recognized the INTP'ness of it all -- I'm also an INTP :) > That's a pretty good test actually, but you could have chosen a PHP one ;) Yeah... but I left it as an exercise ;) 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
