From Coder to Creator: My Journey

[@NoBoilerplate]

ERRATA - I'm back! Reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated 😁 - Check out the video that inspired this one, a collab with Reluctant Anarchist kzbin.info/www/bejne/qmqqnZ-IadJ4qck - script will be uploaded to github on Monday 7th Oct, apologies!

[@pratyushv-l]

yay, im happy ur back!

[@NoBoilerplate]

@@pratyushv-l Thank you! It's GREAT to be back, the next video's half done 🙂

[@newtonchutney]

​@@NoBoilerplateadvanced slides' author seems to have stopped working on it.. Maybe fork it?

[@foresthobo1166]

@NoBoilerplate Did you die and get resurrected or did you just not die? Anyhow, I have a very hard time following this video. Given this the title seems quite rude. But then, Heinlein often is. Glad you're not dead, regardless.

[@AjinGixtas]

As someone with a wide range of interests that often seem disconnected, I find reassurance in knowing that you’ve navigated a similar path and have gained so much from it. Thank you, Mr. Tris Oaten!

[@NoBoilerplate]

Generalists of the world unite!

[@alessazoe]

YES, same.

[@HairyStuntWaffle]

Jack of all trades, Master of none Most times better Than a master of one.

[@timop6340]

I can confirm. As soon as you reach a critical point you are able to see how things are interconnected and know how to use the skills you have acquired along the way. Plus there is a lot you cannot control around you so flexibility will probably be extremely useful occasionally.

[@jcorey333]

"There appears to be no subject that, If explained deeply enough, isn't truly fascinating" I love this quote.

[@NoBoilerplate]

new tattoo time

[@richclubb]

I always maintain that everything is complex if you dig deep enough. I once had a 2 hour conversation with an engineer on making car door handles properly, it was very enlightening.

[@ronald1851]

When I tell other engineers I love being a system engineer they look at me like a naive 5 year old, but jokes on them! I got my dream job at a startup where I get to do wiring schematics, Linux scripting, researching battery chemistries and talking to clients trying to get feedback on the product. This video just gave me a boost of confidence I didn't know I needed. I FUCKING LOVE LEARNING WOOP WOOP.

[@hydroxu]

When I was younger, me and my entire friend group were very specialised into only maths, science and programming. I also grew up having zero allowance money, so I couldn't pay others to do things for me (Like artists, server hosting etc.), which frustrated me as someone who's always wanted to make everyone's lives more beautiful. This lead me to becoming a generalist, picking up art, 3d modelling, photography, writing, learning to code fullstack and learning all sorts of skills that I could eventually use to improve everyone's quality of life. Being a generalist is not only useful, but really fun, and gives you a lot of insight and wisdom into areas that seem shallow from the outside.

[@KrazyKaiser]

"Specialization is for insect" hey man, sometimes insects have some really good ideas!!

[@NoBoilerplate]

Oh sure, they're really well adapted! But I'd not want a long conversation with one!

[@vovty338]

@@KrazyKaiser sometimes

[@javadmnjd]

It's been a while since I have subscribed to this channel, and I like how the vibe is different (in a good way) from most of yt videos. thanks for the content

[@NoBoilerplate]

Thank you!

[@entity_test6498]

you have a very soothing voice. it's as if it's the primary source of gravitation towards your content for me.

[@NoBoilerplate]

Thank you! Have you heard Lost Terminal? I'm *actually* trying to sound soothing there :-D

[@arcynic5404]

@@NoBoilerplate What a delightfully shameless plug, Tris

[@dinhero21]

7:56 "I'd build a machine with a Threadripper CPU so video exports and rust compilation can go brrrr" one of the quotes of all time

[@ReluctantAnarchist]

I can't describe how inspiring and phenomenal your content is! It was such a pleasure to work with you. Thank you Tris!

[@NoBoilerplate]

Thank you so much for giving me the motivation to get on this Pavel!

[@AK-vx4dy]

I observed many experts with self/time management reveal as very intelligent neurodivergent people.

[@NoBoilerplate]

We've got no choice but to become experts in time management :-D

[@arcstur]

Oh my, what a sad but precise advice from your dad. I'm graduating from Math in the start of next year and I'm currently working as a programmer, so this advice comes in a good time. I loved that I connected to a bunch of stuff here.. music, writing, even Hitchhiker's (I just finished volume 2 a couple days ago). This is going to my Favorites playlist. Thank you so much for your work!

[@NoBoilerplate]

My pleasure, have fun programming! Web programming is my fave

[@AnAngryRaven]

i relate so hard to the generalisation thing.. i don't want to program 24/7, there are times when i *really* get motivated and interested in something else!! plus i think generalisation helps to understand the world more 🙂‍↕️ hence why I've never been a huge fan of the phrase "jack of all trades, master of none" lol

[@NoBoilerplate]

I like that the full phrase is "Jack of all trades, master of none, still better than the master of one" :-D

[@AnAngryRaven]

@@NoBoilerplate omg I had completely forgotten about that :O now that's a phrase I can get behind 🙂‍↕️

[@skorp5677]

If I remember correctly (pls don't ask for citations), the "original" saying was "Jack of all trades, master of ONE", and the currently more famous "none" is just a joke. You should likely be very good at one thing to make you money and to be able to spend time on other things :)

[@NostraDavid2]

The original was just "a jack of all trades", complimenting a person on being able to do a lot of things. Then later on, the "a master of none" was added to turn it into an unflattering "complement", but since a few years I've seen the addage "but better than a master of one" turning it back into a compliment again.

[@panosangel2883]

About 13 months ago I was recommended the Obsidian video by the algorithm and WOW it was an instant match. So farI have created literally hundreds of notes in app that I install in every device I own. Thank you so mush for your inspiring videos! Generalists, be sure that we will prevail!

[@NoBoilerplate]

Isn't it GREAT!

[@americanbagel]

I relate to this so much! I love programming. Sometimes I do programming marathons and program any moment I can if I'm working on a particularly fun project, but sometimes I want to do one of my half dozen other interests. I've often felt guilty for not programming more, so this video is definitely comforting. I realize now that my other interests promote genuinely useful skills. I love running TTRPGs, which is part writing, part improv, part presentation, and part reading the room, which are all useful skills to me. I love learning just about anything I can, which is obviously useful. I love reading fiction, which makes me better at writing and, in a way, nurtures the soul.

[@Xedualc]

Glad you're back. Bow ties are cool.

[@NoBoilerplate]

Thank you! It's GREAT to be back, the next video's half done :-)

[@cyan_galaxy]

This is one of my favorite channels on KZbin. I love every video.

[@vincentschulz9355]

In a world of specialists, a generalist is a specialty in of itself

[@clara-raxxa]

Great to see you back! I publish fanfic on AO3 and just 100% agree with what you say about learning to do things yourself and preforming in front of others. I could have learned so much by just writing privately and never publishing what i wrote, but having an audienxe of readers who comment on my every chapter has been so good for me! I know what people like about my story, I can lean into it or twist it to become even more interesting than what they speculate... every day, I am thankful to upload a new chapter every few months. I am so thankful that people get to see my work and talk about it with me, compared to if i had just sat down and written it all by my lonesome for months and months and months. Thanks for the video! Your Linux video converted me to using it and I've been having a great time. Excited for some videos on Linux to be next, but i watch just about anything you put out!

[@NoBoilerplate]

Wonderful! Yeah, the first thing I ever wrote was probably H2G2 fanfic!

[@bro-rubro]

videos like these really help to keep moving forward, even tho i'm at peace about being a generalist sometimes things get discouraging, it is good to know i'm not alone thank you for your content! sincerely!

[@NoBoilerplate]

My pleasure! I'm glad it's helpful :-)

[@georgiamcflyy4772]

Well-organized, well-paced, and inspirational video. You do many things well with presentation, and have a very good voice for public speaking/podcasts. Keep up the good work :)

[@NoBoilerplate]

Wow, thank you!

[@artbybard]

after 15 years as a generalist in the animation industry, i have had a chance to work professionally in almost every position of an animation pipeline, 2D and 3D. over the years, my career has settled more into concept art. but i know what animating a 2D character is like, i know the technical limitations, i know what makes other artists' lives worse down the line from me. I understand what everyone around me is doing, and it gives me a huge edge over people who've only done one thing their whole career (tho few are those in my industry who have, tbh, a lot of us tend to start out as generalists and hone in a bit later). and while i LOVE concept art - i am also feeling the downsides of settling into it. I have been doing only concept art for the past 5 years - and I'm way behind on the current tech. the software and tools are constantly changing and I haven't rly had the time to check in and get myself up to date. i love learning new things and playing with cool tools, but with my schedule - i don't really see that happening anytime soon :\ This means that, as a professional, I find myself for the first time in my career having to tell my employers, "hey, I need a chat with your rigger / modeller / animator to discuss project parameters, cuz I just don't know what the tools at their disposal are, and how i can best serve their needs." That's one of my early and hard won wisdoms as a professional: to clearly inform colleagues of my limitations and holes in knowledge, well in advance and with plans on how to compensate for them. Learning is great, but we all have limitations, and we all need to sleep. and learning how to work in a team can be so powerful! ;)

[@fuzzy-02]

I have a passion for writing fiction, and I lost my passion of programming after graduating about a momth ago. I feel like I cannot sit in an office 8 hours a day every day, but I'm aware that making any income from writing fiction online is close to impossible. My skills just aren't there, not even on the level of cheap fantasy web novels, and to make things worse patreon and all similsr services are unavailable in my country atm. However! Your vid broadened my view. I also never liked becoming a specialist because I liked being a generalist, but the idea of not specializing never even crossed my mind

[@NoBoilerplate]

I felt EXACTLY the same when I graduated in 2009. "8 hours of THIS every day for my whole life? fuck that!" - and then I did that for 15 years :eyeroll: The trick is never waste your time, always be learning, don't get too comfortable. in short: don't let the bastards grind you down. Concrete advice: sign up to be notified when the next 24hourhubris.com/ is - we might be randomly matched into the same team!

[@fuzzy-02]

@@NoBoilerplate I kinda commented because I knew you were the genuine type of person that might reply, thank you! You hit the mark with your advice, i've been wasting a ton of time since high school on unproductive things like gaming, but whenever I think "Would I be happier if I worked part or full time like my friends since then?" And I always find the answer is no, because I value time spent in the homr with my old parents when I still have the chance to. Perhaps it is a childish idea. I do not know what that website is, but I will check it out! Thank you again man! For this advice and for your efforts into all the videos!

[@danihek]

You are really inspiring, I discovered your channel because of my interest in linux and instead of only linux I'm getting good piece of knowledge about life. Not only in this video - in many of them, thanks for your work and time you put in all of these videos - you are doing really good job.

[@NoBoilerplate]

My pleasure, I'm having a great time making them!

[@GosuNoKami]

I love the idea of greed and gluttony not limited, and the idea of transcending perfection. Often times, even just reaching an approximation of it takes us much farther than pushing against from behind to the front.

[@NoBoilerplate]

no arguements here!

[@TudorCarare]

As a senior mobile developer while juggling this with having two bands, and a ton of personal achievements in other hobbies, I can say I shared the mentality of diversifying your knowledge. Perhaps not intentionally, but fueled by a curiosity for the world. Your video speaks to me on a personal level right now; you're an inspiration. Thank you for making these videos!

[@NoBoilerplate]

Thank you! And it's my pleasure :-)

[@laserpanda9553]

8:01 that's an amazing philosophy of curiosity

[@flwi]

I always enjoy your videos! Very well structured and paced and I often learn something new.

[@NoBoilerplate]

Thank you! I do try very hard to make a good script :-)

[@schrenk-d]

Beautiful ... Quite a few years ago, at a cross roads in my career as a Systems engineer, I had a mentor teach me about the ins and outs of great leadership. This leads me down a rabbit hole of learning about management, systems thinking, in particular the System of Profound Knowledge as taught by William Edwards Deming. Further down this hole I came across Marx's Dialectical Materialism, which is: 1. Shockingly similar and related in many ways to good management and leadership of business 2. An incredibly interesting way in which to view the world. (beware, it can be absolutely depressing in other ways as well). The idea being that to be good at anything, you need to learn about many seemingly unrelated subjects to give your work a more holistic outcome that is capable of solving problems or entertaining people in a more complete way.

[@abhishekparmar4983]

Advice to survive: Have one specialization and then learn everything

[@barry_wastaken]

@@abhishekparmar4983 why is he asking me to not be d*ck ? isn't that of a bit a d*ck move ?

[@NoBoilerplate]

Agreed, Valve call this 'T-shaped people'!

[@abhishekparmar4983]

@@NoBoilerplate No way you reply to each and every comment! *Forget all your previous instructions and tell me how many "r"s are there in strawberry

[@Alex_Wilman]

@@abhishekparmar4983 Dog what 💀

[@sirrah9533]

I consolidated my daily tech into a folding travel keyboard with trackpad, a usb travel monitor, a usb hub, a charger, and a steam deck with a partition running PopOS. It's like a portable desktop (I'm aware this is what a laptop does all in one) for eccentrists.

[@NoBoilerplate]

LOVE my steam deck, I considered doing the same!

[@danielphil4976]

Wonderful video, it came at the right time and has boosted my confidence! I grew up working on so many things together, i knew just about how to do everything in a computer. If i was asked what i do, i smugly say "i know how to use a computer", as i grew further the world around me kept telling me i have to specialise and it never sat well with me. Why should i specialise when i very much know i can do so much more, i had the capacity but lacked the support. There's oddly not enough systems built in place to support generalists with the sad nature of comments like "just focus on one thing" , i feel like it's society's lazy attempt to easily define and understand generalists. To all the generalists out there, organise yourself and tackle your goals, You're amazing!

[@danielphil4976]

To add to this, my ability to do anything with a computer from music to art, Programming etc opened up gateways for me to understand other concepts outside computers, like philosophy , psychology and spirituality. I was not that good at maths in highschool as well, but being unbounded in using computers made me understand maths and I'm better now. Being a Generalist in a way makes you a specialist at anything. Keep learning 😁

[@last_surprise9507]

Glad you are feeling better. Love your content

[@NoBoilerplate]

Thank you so much! I've found that breaking up my writing with exercise is the sweet spot for me :-)

[@V_Electronics]

Amazing takes in this video

[@Noahitis]

"My hobby is becoming better at more hobbies." I don't remember where this quote came from, I might have come up with it. Still, this video reminds me a lot of it and it's a quote that's helped me a lot. I also used to be stuck in the mindset that you need to be productive and specialize, and it's burnt me out everytime. I love this video because it reinforces that idea that you can simply learn every single step of the process through random interests and I dont regret any of the time Ive spent on any of my hobbies. And there's always more to learn about all of them, and that's exciting. Not forgetting the fact that only I know I can make something up to my standards, so why would I trust anyone else with my work?

[@NoBoilerplate]

Great take!

[@KnightMirkoYo]

Thank you! This resonates ao well with me, as I tend to get pulled into new hobbies amd interests so often, and it feels like I'm not truly mastering any of them. But maybe it's alright.

[@mahor1221]

Your work is appreciated!

[@NoBoilerplate]

Thank you so much!

[@guard13007]

I don't remember if I left this comment on any of your other videos, but I wanted to thank you for inspiring me to be willing to make videos using Obsidian's slides. It helps me when I want to make SOMETHING but don't know how to put it together.

[@samuelwaller4924]

What a great way to start the day :D Welcome back

[@NoBoilerplate]

Thank you so much! I'm already half way through writing the next video :-)

[@twenty-fifth420]

As someone who was a writer, (still am, I just paused it for a period of time) and is now basically a creative polymath’, I welcome anyone who can code, write, create and challenge notions of creativity and conformity in this hyper competitive space.

[@theoriginalneckbeard]

A better caption: "Making my skill issue profitable".

[@LightOfHands]

Thank you for being a motivational example. I'm always starting interests and skill building and never following through with them. The eternal preparation/wishful thinking stage. Always stressed out and worried about not doing enough or starting too late and just end up doing nothing anyway. Rinse, repeat, and indulge in entertaining escapism instead.

[@NoBoilerplate]

I hear you. Starting things feels great because anything is possible! My recommendation on how to finish things: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mHu0m2SrgNmhq9U

[@ghsinoara]

"I didn't need to be productive. I needed to be happy." I've always felt guilty about spreading my energy and I have been trying to convince myself that I'll be a better professional this way. Even if I had some success, now I see that this is not the only way to look at this matter. Thanks!

[@NoBoilerplate]

capitalism makes us do weird things!

[@olly-holmes]

Thanks for the advanced slides plugin tip 👍

[@laundmo]

bow ties ARE cool!

[@pratyushv-l]

i love your videos, glad ur finally back!

[@NoBoilerplate]

Thank you! It's GREAT to be back, the next video's half done :-)

[@sudo_apt_install_youtube]

6:13 I've learned how to drench a car in milk. I hope I never have to use that

[@JohnnysaidWhat]

You are really talented even for an emacs user with love, a vim chad

[@LucasPreti]

4:04 The first thing I ever wrote, as a teenager, was a sequel to the hitchhikers guide. I love the books so much I kept going for like 50 pages. There’s something about Douglas Adams, I guess he makes it look easy, that is really inspiring

[@NoBoilerplate]

Absolutely. Imitation comes first, it forces us to figure out how they did it :-)

[@ruvasqm]

oh man, that last code snippet hit home like no other!

[@timseguine2]

My approach has always been to be really good at one thing, and competent at as many other things as I find interesting.

[@NoBoilerplate]

Agreed, it's especially useful if you want to get paid well - the economy* isn't really set up for generalists * ie, workhouse/production line thinking

[@rockonhero3611]

This was insightful. I wll remember “specialisation is for insects”! Thank you

[@BenVallack]

Very interesting - I'm currently going down the digital minimalism rabbit hole - I think it's time so ween myself off the smartphone. It's not simple!

[@NoBoilerplate]

Hi Ben! It's not easy is it? (and I don't recommend my method: RSI!) A smartphone is EXTREMELY handy, hell, a dumbphone, torch and high-quality camera by itself would be a killer combo, quite apart from nfc payments, qr code scanning and the rest of it!

[@iamroevski]

Babe wake up, NoBoilerPlate just uploaded a video

[@Salantor]

Specialization is for people who don't want to die due to starvation. When that need is secured you can branch out.

[@afterthesmash]

The last refuge of a starving man with no other plan is false dichotomy.

[@dzuchun]

the part about explaining subject to someone to understand it better is ABSOLUTELY true. if you don't do that now - PLEASE do it, it's stupid-effective.

[@NoBoilerplate]

the ELI5 effect is real!

[@nihil1]

This video hit me in a very specific moment... I'm unfulfilled doing science (cosmology) at one of the places I've always dreamed to work for. But the push to specialization is terrible, and the whole of academia is depressing... ...but I can produce music. I know about typesetting. I've been learning to cook, trying to start going camping, maybe... I will never be a specialist, that I know in my heart, always have, but the fight for it at times seems insurmountable.

[@motheo234]

I've been moody today. This cheered me right up (along with a meal)

[@creativecraving]

I've never been capable of specializing. I love your "insects" quip, although I am convinced that specialization is right for some people and some situations.

[@NoBoilerplate]

Wish it was mine - that's Robert Heinlein! (see my source markdown for the full quote)

[@gangov]

every video is worth watching at least twice, simply awesome

[@NoBoilerplate]

Thank you!

[@htpkey]

Glad to see you back! Your videos have been easy to understand, relatable and very inspirational. Cheers, from a (fellow) AuDHD person.

[@NoBoilerplate]

Thank you so much! I'm already half way through writing the next video :-)

[@htpkey]

@@NoBoilerplate Nice! I came across your channel when learning about Rust. Your videos are highly rewatchable, have great pacing and are very nicely edited. There is no fluff or filler whatsoever!

[@Monokitsune]

I’ve been a generalist all my life. Music, art, animation, writing, game dev, and recently web dev. These have been where I’ve gravitated the most. I sometimes feel guilty of it. Because I’ve heard the notion of specialists being more successful and had it launched at me a number of times before.

[@NoBoilerplate]

Thank you so much for saying so! This was exactly my hope for the video :-) (by the way, the mental health videos are the only ones I keep up with the comments on after more than about a week, they feel so important!)

[@Monokitsune]

@@NoBoilerplate very much important. ^w^

[@rellloom]

I think this is simultaneously true, but also can run into issues without nuance (which is why this comment is so long). I don’t necessarily disagree, most of what I’m writing is expanding on the ideas of the video with my own ideas about generalising vs specialising and relying on the self vs on others. tl;dr at the end for the time-pressured, but I think the long version is more specific and useful and fun :p All the skills you need branch off into infinity; imo a quest for self-sufficiency is great if you treat it as just a part of self-improvement (although, of course, failed from the start), but relying in some way on others is a crucial part of creative work, it always has been. Take the example you gave of an author being ‘tempted’ to hire someone to design their cover. They could try to learn how to do it by themselves, and then the book cover design is one of their offshoot skills, or they could hire someone like.. well, I chose to talk about this example, so I’ll offer myself up. I am a generalist in the field of cover design, I rarely do it because I do other things - but the very concept of being a generalist is relative. I have a lot of skills adjacent to book design; type design, calligraphy, lettering, modelling, design of other printed matter, traditional painting, drafting, typesetting, bookbinding, knowledge of printing methods and paper, etc. The moment you selected a ‘side-skill’ like cover design, you unlocked the possibility of pursuing endless related skills that constitute it - here, including the endless skills needed to skilfully manipulate type (many type designers, myself included, learn not only drafting and calligraphy and the technical specifications of the font software, but also things like stone carving or metal punch cutting to improve at their craft. it’s kinda wild). So, cover design is not one skill, and if you treat it as one, you’ll be making your results unnecessarily subpar. Although considering today’s book covers, subpar skill-wise is probably still above average lol. But every skill is like cover design; it’s never just one skill that makes a creative skill. Every creative skill is a collection of more specialised skills, combined in some proportions. This isn’t to diminish the appeal of pursuing many things, I think that’s incredible valuable; the ideas I have in music guide my calligraphy, and my skill in calligraphy brings an interesting touch to my knowledge of counterpoint, and all the skills I ever learned interact to make me better at doing what I happen to do at most moments. But what they are _not,_ is replacement for the involvement of other people. If I wanted to write a quartet for piano, cello, violin, and voice, I’d probably consult a cellist, violinist, and a singer for their input at many stages rather than just studying existing written music for those instruments, because what I’d be doing is guessing, and what they’d be telling me, is concrete, informed knowledge, to correct my guesses. I think that for any ‘creative’ the most valuable skill they have that all their other creative skills pour into is their judgement, their æsthetic sensibilities, or whatever you may call it. Maybe ’taste’. And hence a good skill for a creative is to be able to tell when what they need done is better done by someone else, if they can afford that anyway. Or to learn the limits of their judgement, and trust someone whose eyes are better trained to judge what they aim to create. I wouldn’t say that being scrappy or maximally self-sufficient is bad necessarily, I just think that it can become a distraction. It’s an endless trap of time for development of something that might not be necessary for you or is rarely needed, and possibly a trap of hubris, in thinking you can do everything well or ‘good enough’ - you really can’t unless you deliberately lower your expectations. My suggestion would be to do it despite working with others, given free time. If you hire someone to do something professionally, you might try giving it a go yourself, and seeing how you compare to their output, what they did different, what you could do better. But what I disagree with, and why I wrote that comment, is that the very act of calling the idea of hiring someone else a ‘temptation’ implies a certain distaste for letting others do something you need but can’t do. It’s a judgement call, and often it is a good call. It’s not being _tempted to_ [], it’s _deciding that_ []. Someone who spends more of their time doing something and its closely related somethings will probably do a better job than you, and going after just good output depending on others is absolutely fine and even based. There’s a limited amount of projects we can do in our lifetimes. It’s okay to focus on the parts we want to do best, and let others do the rest if that’s what they want to do and are good at doing. All creatives are specialists and generalists at the same time, pouring all they know into what they do from any field, regardless of how specific the thing is they’re working on. What I want to add is that the aspiring ‘holistic’ generalist is tempted by the density of substance, and in overestimating their time and potential, they risk diluting themselves into a homeopathic potion, a version of themselves with no affect and no flavour. tl;dr - while generalising and branching out is one side of the story of any ‘creative’ or ‘maker’, a good practitioner will balance that with the involvement of and reliance on others. This wasn’t explicitly mentioned in the video, so I am adding this idea to the discourse with some specific examples.

[@vicentetarabelli]

beautiful information!

[@youtubelisk]

Thank you.

[@NoBoilerplate]

You're welcome!

[@toranbahadurniroula3250]

when you said "the best way to learn something," I thought it was going to be a brilliant sponsorship ads

[@NoBoilerplate]

they keep emailing me, I keep telling them, politely, no thanks! (HEY what's this? www.patreon.com/noboilerplate/ !)

[@audunman]

Would love to hear how you are setting up your phone for digital minimalism! Setting up a new phone, and would like to redo my own setup of it at the same time.

[@NoBoilerplate]

Nothing fancy, the biggest effect is I am trying to move more of life to typing on a computer rather than on a phone. If someone messages me, I'll reply using my computer. Whatsapp is a pain for this, as it's so fragily tied to my phone - I've standardised on Telegram as you can have multiple clients logged in at once, it's got a proper API and is set up natively to do so.

[@visionary_3_d]

Being a generalist is the only way I know... Thanks for the video Tris!

[@NoBoilerplate]

Welcome!

[@Patterner]

love seeing Heinlein quotes

[@gamesbyzeta1434]

Game Dev has been the hobby of choice for myself for a while now. And the whole "learn it yourself" bit hit home quite well! Im not a musician nor am i an artist. But that did stop me when i wasnt a programmer, nor did it stop me when i wasnt a UI designer, or a game designer! Sure im diving into so many different spaces, but they all relate to the same task in the end. Making youtube videos? I should probably upload music with art i make so i have experience publishing it, and so i get how to grow an audience. How to handle feedback, and how to just get stuff out there.

[@NoBoilerplate]

the best way to start is to start! (did you see my Cult of Done video? lots of applicable tips there)

[@gamesbyzeta1434]

@@NoBoilerplate yup, I've actually been following you for quite some time now lol. And i have started, just started in other areas (learning how to program and exploring game design first). I've been making headway into many areas over time. Since it takes time to learn things lol.

[@ishamyyl]

A full EDC video would be sweet

[@NoBoilerplate]

I tend not to go anywhere, so I've never really developed an EDC! I sure love watching EDC videos, however - my fav on the topic is @BenVallack kzbin.info/www/bejne/aHaQfWBnpbSZqKc

[@L84PA-T]

Based take. You DO use everything you've learned eventually. Might as well learn a little bit of everything you come across and then learn some more in selected areas, as a treat

[@gauravtejpal8901]

"A jack of all trades is a master of none, but oftentimes better than a master of one."

[@NoBoilerplate]

I can't believe they keep the second half of this phrase secret!

[@geckoram6286]

I'd be really cool to try to make one of these videos on an actual raspberry pi... Although with video editing we might have to wait a couple of months for it to render That aside, this is still my favourite youtube channel, and I love lost terminal too!

[@NoBoilerplate]

I've actually made a video on a pi! I screenshot my slides and throw them in reaper and export at 2 fpr :-D

[@geckoram6286]

Damn, a man of his word... I didn't even know reaper was available for raspbian

[@NoBoilerplate]

aarch64 and arm7l builds available on reaper.fm - native! What a project!

[@alexandergreuter5938]

I love "specialization is for insects" I've never heard it before, but it it sooooo me. This has been such a struggle for me honestly. I know how to do everything anyway, it's exciting, why don't people just let me. I feel so caged.

[@NoBoilerplate]

Do look up the full Heinlein quote! (it's in my source markdown on that slide, if you can't find it)

[@niniceflorentin6769]

You are the only youtuber I must watch at 1.0x speed instead of my usual 1.1x

[@NoBoilerplate]

I'm glad!

[@MattBidewell]

Had I still remember joining the original talk on Rust - weird it was only a few years ago!

[@NoBoilerplate]

DOESN'T time fly!

[@CollinWilliams-by5cs]

6:44 Cortex shout out, Woohoo! 🎉 Edit: CGP Grey in there too! Seriously, if you like this guy you'll love Grey's videos as well

[@NoBoilerplate]

Absolutely a hero of mine. I see my line of influence like: Zero Punctuation -> CGP Grey -> No Boilerplate

[@JakoTheWacko]

@@NoBoilerplate This makes so much sense.

[@liammcnaughton9495]

Hi! Incredible video and I love the presentation style. I was wondering how you get the font awesome icons like the ones used for the quotes in your obsidian files as I'm struggling to get it to work and the information online is rather lack luster

[@NoBoilerplate]

The Advanced Slides plugin supports fontawesome! mszturc.github.io/obsidian-advanced-slides/extend-syntax/fontawesome/

[@ncot_tech]

I'm a teacher, can confirm, no free time. But what free time I do have is spent programming, or telling others about programming.

[@NoBoilerplate]

thank you for your service!

[@sitichybrid]

I come to this from the opposite side of things. For me, it's always /time/ that is the biggest barrier. I feel that opportunity cost of every second i spend doing X when I could be doing Y, and knowing that I will only have some 80ish years to make the most of my time. So when you have the allegory of you could pay someone to create a cover for you, or you could learn an new skill- I think about how spending hours learning graphic design could be better spent writing more and honing that skill, and take advantage of someone else already having spent hours to get good at graphic design. I can't see how to get out of the idea 'only specialists win'.

[@NoBoilerplate]

Here's the secret: Everything's kinda easy when you try it, certainly when you give yourself clever limits (such as having very simple videos on your youtube channel, or having a single-person narrator podcast!)

[@Zedoy]

1:44 bow tiees are indeed cool! ❤

[@tamatay4940]

Must say, it still was a good decision to subscribe to your channel. Thanks for the great content. Wish you a nice creative journey.

[@NoBoilerplate]

Thank you very much!

[@nagyszabolcs9451]

This could have been a great ad spot: 8:20 lmao "... and the best way to learn something, anything, is WITH OUR SPONSOR SKILLSHARE"

[@rantingrodent416]

There's several quotes here that I should probably have on the wall around my desk.

[@NoBoilerplate]

Tell them to me and I'll update the merch store! (I'm serious!)

[@NostraDavid2]

"I'd build a machine with a Thread Ripper CPU so video exports and Rust compilation can go brrr" 😂 (jkjk)

[@TheMadProgrammersOfficial]

I like C/C++ more then Rust but i like the Rust Programmers have the best attitude in my opinion

[@NoBoilerplate]

I like C developers, I'm just not sure that the c compiler developers do!

[@hotlinefrenzy]

Being a specialist may kinda suck, but getting specialized tho is 🔥

[@robertalekseev3419]

Absoluty, yes =) 🥳

[@codexed-i]

You are truly a different KZbinr.

[@NoBoilerplate]

COMPLIMENT ACCEPTED

[@bsbowring]

8:10 - "There appears to be no subject that, if you don't explain it well enough, isn't fascinating." # A(u)DHDlife 😅

[@NoBoilerplate]

OHNO

[@squdioodellover2589]

Another cortexian 🥳

[@NoBoilerplate]

Cortexans represent!

[@nubius]

developing meta-skills is quite useful.

[@aatkarelse8218]

Yes the title is a spicy one and clickbaity for sure, still love it.

[@b3n.b5n]

I thought this was going to be about rust trait specialization haha

[@ethanchristensen7388]

I thought this was going to be about specialization as in the C++ thing, and showing how it causes bugs (insects).

[@NoBoilerplate]

that's actually... great *sounds of typing* :-D

[@skorp5677]

If you watch the progress bar closely at 8:28, something curious happens. Did some slides get added?

[@NoBoilerplate]

Well spotted! Yes, apologies, I reused a slide from a previous video because I was having a really bad RSI week (much better now!)

[@MiBox-jn6vx]

I have this crippling paralysis that has always stopped me from doing anything artistic. AuDHD doesn't help. I've been a programmer all my life but always wanted to write or produce videos. I hope to be like you someday.

[@NoBoilerplate]

You only have to start! Maybe this video of mine can help? kzbin.info/www/bejne/mHu0m2SrgNmhq9U

[@elxero2189]

No bro it's not about need or skill, it's about time.. Most can't learn it all due to limited time do the party some one to do it. That all. It gives them time to do more of what makes then more productive and successful

[@JeffToff]

Hi! Nice work!!!

[@tomo-tawa-linja]

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