I think he also has a way of writing that makes him look like he doesn't know how to. Will look forward to that post. For now I'll just go back to the second or maybe third reading of his post.

> have long-term, sustainable arrangements with only one or two clients, and they don’t run ads or accept any new clients. This can be the holy grail!

Great writing and plenty of consulting advice in the article. Thanks for sharing.

As this seems to be about productivity from a respected person, I want to make sure I get the important ideas and I have tried. Is there a context in which this article must be read? Is it a commentary to another? Neither its introduction nor its conclusion seems to capture all of its ideas it is about. I know it is not meant to be readable but I'll appreciate any help.

It is related to this article:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28879240

Thanks! Your reply was helpful in giving the background although the background itself wasn't so helpful. Just to be sure, is the sole purpose of these articles to suggest why (and not how) to improve productivity? I think I am looking for the secret to 10x productivity which is still hidden somewhere inside those articles. Or is it?

You can probably think of it as hidden secret in the sense that, here a couple of people who believe they have greatly increased their own productivity, that it gives them an advantage relative to others, and that you need to piece together from their thoughts how you might apply such anecdata to yourself.

My interpretation of these articles is that it is worthwhile to become faster and more productive, that there are real tangible benefits to your quality of life. And that you might gain a lot of productivity by deliberately training your skill at "low-level" components of your workflow, e.g. doubling your typing speed, practicing writing documents, perfecting the use of your tools.

Would you like to edit for formatting, just in case the searchers miss it.

And I outside the terminal!

Am I the only one who is having to work hard to understand the article?

Yes. Thanks.

Ok, didn't realize that those installed by the OS were for the OS itself and not for the benefit of developers :p. Thanks and yes the xkcd drawing says it all.

Well, historically they were one and the same: for the OS and for development. However with that setup, problems arise if the developer wants / needs to use libraries or frameworks that conflict with what the OS needs or offers.

Part of the reason that containers have become so popular / useful is isolation of the OS and "infrastructure" from the development or production space.

Yes, this is another useful insight. Containers suddenly make a lot more sense to me now.

Yes, this is the article I regretted notbookmarking. Thank You.

How many blog posts/tweets/days did you take to get there from the first one?

My average is about 2 tweets per day (to my timeline), and it has been consistent since the beginning. I wrote 5 blog posts in the first 3 months, but then settled on Twitter.