siong1987

siong1987

Teng Siong Ong  //  GraffitiGeo Co-founder, now, Working in Loopt.

Contact me at:
siong1987 at gmail dot com

Mar 8 / 2:07pm

CSIL Project Open-sourced

Recently, I created a web app: http://csil.heroku.com to ping the status of my school SSH server CSIL. It's called "Is CSIL down for everyone or just me?".

The code of the project is up on GitHub now:
http://github.com/siong1987/csil

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Mar 7 / 8:15pm

Abstruse Goose » Rite of Passage

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Mar 2 / 8:49pm

Raghava KK: Five lives of an artist

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This is definitely the best talk ever on ted.

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Mar 2 / 4:49pm

Burnout Prevention and Recovery


  1. STOP DENYING. Listen to the wisdom of your body. Begin to freely admit the stresses and pressures which have manifested physically, mentally, or emotionally.
    • MIT VIEW: Work until the physical pain forces you into unconsciousness.
  2. AVOID ISOLATION. Don't do everything alone! Develop or renew intimacies with friends and loved ones. Closeness not only brings new insights, but also is anathema to agitation and depression.
    • MIT VIEW: Shut your office door and lock it from the inside so no one will distract you. They're just trying to hurt your productivity.
  3. CHANGE YOUR CIRCUMSTANCES. If your job, your relationship, a situation, or a person is dragging you under, try to alter your circumstance, or if necessary, leave.
    • MIT VIEW: If you feel something is dragging you down, suppress these thoughts. This is a weakness. Drink more coffee.
  4. DIMINISH INTENSITY IN YOUR LIFE. Pinpoint those areas or aspects which summon up the most concentrated intensity and work toward alleviating that pressure.
    • MIT VIEW: Increase intensity. Maximum intensity = maximum productivity. If you find yourself relaxed and with your mind wandering, you are probably having a detrimental effect on the recovery rate.
  5. STOP OVERNURTURING. If you routinely take on other people's problems and responsibilities, learn to gracefully disengage. Try to get some nurturing for yourself.
    • MIT VIEW: Always attempt to do everything. You ARE responsible for it all. Perhaps you haven't thoroughly read your job description.
  6. LEARN TO SAY "NO". You'll help diminish intensity by speaking up for yourself. This means refusing additional requests or demands on your time or emotions.
    • MIT VIEW: Never say no to anything. It shows weakness, and lowers the research volume. Never put off until tomorrow what you can do at midnight.
  7. BEGIN TO BACK OFF AND DETACH. Learn to delegate, not only at work, but also at home and with friends. In this case, detachment means rescuing yourself for yourself.
    • MIT VIEW: Delegating is a sign of weakness. If you want it done right, do it yourself (see #5).
  8. REASSESS YOUR VALUES. Try to sort out the meaningful values from the temporary and fleeting, the essential from the nonessential. You'll conserve energy and time, and begin to feel more centered.
    • MIT VIEW: Stop thinking about your own problems. This is selfish. If your values change, we will make an announcement at the Corporation meeting. Until then, if someone calls you and questions your priorities, tell them that you are unable to comment on this and give them the number for Community and Government Relations. It will be taken care of.
  9. LEARN TO PACE YOURSELF. Try to take life in moderation. You only have so much energy available. Ascertain what is wanted and needed in your life, then begin to balance work with love, pleasure, and relaxation.
    • MIT VIEW: A balanced life is a myth perpetuated by liberal arts schools. Don't be a fool: the only thing that matters is work and productivity.
  10. TAKE CARE OF YOUR BODY. Don't skip meals, abuse yourself with rigid diets, disregard your need for sleep, or break the doctor appointments. Take care of yourself nutritionally.
    • MIT VIEW: Your body serves your mind, your mind serves the Institute. Push the mind and the body will follow. Drink Mountain Dew.
  11. DIMINISH WORRY AND ANXIETY. Try to keep superstitious worrying to a minimum - it changes nothing. You'll have a better grip on your situation if you spend less time worrying and more time taking care of your real needs.
    • MIT VIEW: If you're not worrying about work, you must not be very committed to it. We'll find someone who is.
  12. KEEP YOUR SENSE OF HUMOR. Begin to bring job and happy moments into your life. Very few people suffer burnout when they're having fun.
    • MIT VIEW: So, you think you work is funny? We'll discuss this with your director on Friday, at 7:00 P.M.!

 

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Mar 1 / 11:14pm

Great Artists Ship

It's time check out all the repos sitting idlely on your computer. Dig them out and ship them.

Let the world judge your work!

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Mar 1 / 1:14pm

PHD Comics: How Grad School is just like Kindergarten

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Feb 28 / 2:43pm

Permuto Discoveries » What are People Really Buying Online?

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Feb 18 / 4:11pm

My First Commit to Github Services Accepted!

Add Talker support to Github Services.

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Feb 14 / 10:35am

Ruby Quicktips

Ruby Quicktips

Random Ruby and Rails tips.
This blog is dedicated to deliver short, interesting and practical tidbits of the Ruby language and Ruby on Rails framework. Read more...

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Feb 12 / 12:30pm

Let me google that for you

If someone asks you an obvious a question, let me google that for him!

For example:
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=use+google+don%27t+ask+me

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