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by metafunctor 1342 days ago
Gamifying non stop daily “contributions” does not seem healthy to me.

I work 5 days per week. I may not commit every day. Typically I will, except when I'm ill, or my close family is seriously ill, or there's a funeral, wedding, holiday, etc. So, life gets in the way, I guess.

If you're compelled to work all the time, every day, for months on end, good for you I guess. But I wouldn't skip my life to satisfy any KPI.

I will, however, persevere. I work hard. I do not give up easily. I learn something new all the time. I try to get better every day. I do my best to contribute to my family, my company, my society, and humanity at large.

However, life, I've realized, is long. My priorities have shifted over time. In the past, the value I've created in my work has not always ended up where I'd like.

If you have all this figured out 100%, then yes, go for it! Don't stop! The rest of us are still figuring it out.

Oh, also, I don't work with GitHub at all. Imagine that.

1 comments

Right on, this is the spirit. Committing yourself to a goal, like learning piano or not missing a single day at the gym is a great “gamification” motivation. That doesn’t mean you have to miss a funeral or have a complete mental breakdown.