{"id":1394,"date":"2017-02-20T00:19:53","date_gmt":"2017-02-19T15:19:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/n8finch2024.local\/?p=1394"},"modified":"2019-07-10T14:37:26","modified_gmt":"2019-07-10T05:37:26","slug":"2017-harder-better-faster-stronger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/n8finch2024.local\/2017-harder-better-faster-stronger\/","title":{"rendered":"2017: Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Before (or <strong><em>while<\/em><\/strong>) reading the below, make you sure you give this a listen:<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Daft Punk Harder Better Faster Stronger (remix)\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oaG0fY41C-s?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s get down to brass tacks&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m 34 years old, switched into my current career path three years ago, and just\u00a0became a father (it&#8217;s AMAZING, by the way).\u00a0Not only am I playing catch up on ten years of missed learning, skill development, and understanding of the behemoth that is the Internet (heard of it?), I&#8217;m also\u00a0growing into my new roll as a loving, supportive and mentally present father.<\/p>\n<p>Two months ago, I read &#8220;it\u2019s completely possible to be <a href=\"https:\/\/superfitdads.com\/strength-the-fountain-of-youth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">stronger and in better shape<\/a> in your 40s or 50s than you were in your 20s&#8221;. It stuck with me, not only for pure strength and fitness, but also as a web developer wanting to become more of a programmer\/software engineer.\u00a0Every year, and into my 40s, 50s, and beyond, I want to grow, I want to learn, and I want to be able to do things I couldn&#8217;t before.<\/p>\n<p>This brought to mind the Daft Punk remix above as a good theme for 2017:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Get harder, better, faster, stronger&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mostly I&#8217;m focusing these efforts on two areas: programming and fitness. Here&#8217;s the focus points:<\/p>\n<h2>Harder<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Learn things I&#8217;ve been shying away from (hosting, cloud, nodejs, shell)<\/li>\n<li>Stretch myself to learn like I haven&#8217;t before (understanding the &#8220;why&#8221; of things and not just solving the specific issue)<\/li>\n<li>Complex movements (clean and jerk, snatch, handstands, handstand pushups) and agility<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Better<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Develop a framework for the work I do (troubleshooting, building, learning, etc.)<\/li>\n<li>Go deeper into technologies I&#8217;m already invested in (PHP, JS, shell)<\/li>\n<li>Refine movement like lifting and running<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Faster<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Be more efficient in my work and in my movement.<\/li>\n<li>Focus better on what I&#8217;m doing (stop trying to multitask)<\/li>\n<li>Consistently add sprints into my workouts (both running and lifting)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Stronger<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Doing all the above should make me stronger in PHP, JS, and all associated skills<\/li>\n<li>Lifting heavy should allow me to go longer on lighter weights as well.<\/li>\n<li>My body should adapt to more stress in working harder (with development and fitness)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I still need to formulate specific, measurable goals here, but this is my mindset for 2017.\u00a0I&#8217;m already a month and a half late writing this:-), so I need to remember to be graceful to myself as well.\u00a0But life isn&#8217;t moving slower, and I want to continue to enjoy the time I have with my family, be around for a long time, and be valuable to the people I work with.<\/p>\n<p>This demands I develop.<\/p>\n<p>This requires that focus.<\/p>\n<p>I need to do things that are\u00a0harder, be\u00a0better, get\u00a0faster, and grow stronger for my family and my career.<\/p>\n<p>Feeling the burn over here. Anyone else?<\/p>\n<p>Peace!<\/p>\n<p>###<br \/>\nNate<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Before (or while) reading the below, make you sure you give this a listen: Let&#8217;s get down to brass tacks&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_eb_attr":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1,4,8],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>2017: Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger | Nate Finch<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/n8finch-site.site.strattic.io\/2017-harder-better-faster-stronger\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta 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