Gotta die as an overwork labor
I used to love writing about my daily learnings on Medium, but I can no longer do it. Why? Because I am intensely collaborating on…
I used to love writing about my daily learnings on Medium, but I can no longer do it. Why? Because I am intensely collaborating on technical projects with my flatmates.
Building projects is not a problem, but unfortunately, my flatmate was inspired by his favorite builder’s philosophy that every project should have an MVP version completed in 6–8 hours. We attempted this with our auto-email follow-up LLM project, but it was not realistic. I have since negotiated a timeline of two days to complete our MVP. However, finishing a technical project that includes both software and data science and is intended to be useful for others is still not easy at all. Besides, my flatmate is excessively intense.
Let me give you an example. When he was unable to convert an LLM transformer into an OONX file, and I couldn’t figure out the front-end stuff, we decided to switch tasks because that’s where our expertise lies. After he helped me out, he told me, “I’ll give you 20 minutes to figure this out. If not, let’s use the old method.”
Luckily, I figured it out the moment he was ready to prey on my laptop screen, and both of us were happy.
Another example is that when most people ask if you want to go to a hackathon, they say “Let’s go to a hackathon together.” However, my flatmate is more passionate:
Now, My daily routine has changed significantly. On an average day, I wake up, read something enjoyable, start working, have lunch, continue working, exercise, have dinner, and then relax for the rest of the day. However, during project workdays with him, my day is more focused on work. I wake up, begin working, discuss our project during lunch, continue working, brainstorm ideas during dinner, and work some more.
The happiest time for me is when he has plans for lunch with someone else or goes on a date. During that time, I can chill, exercise, cook, and write. I sincerely hope that God will give him a girlfriend soon, so he doesn’t have to work so much.
Oh no, I just heard footsteps. He must be back from his date. I need to get to work. See you!
This is the 23th post from my 30-day writing challenges. I was inspired by Tung Nguyen, a friend who is a famous blogger. He overcame the fear of creation through mass-producing blogs and eventually found his own niche audiences.