It sounds like the state I've been able to get myself into a few times when I've been super tired, and then put some headphones on, close my eyes and focus on a central light in the dark. All the while listening to edm similar to Stutter house and other binaural beats. And that's it.
The first time I did this unexpectedly was a trip. I can't do this at will, and ignored it for a long time. I've recently started trying to see if I can control into it. I come out of this in an alert and super-relaxed state when I can get into that state.
edit: Forgot to mention that those "phosphene visuals" are exactly how I know I'm in this state.
Stanford has avocado trees in the quad, IIRC. Redwood City should work just as well. I need to get my hands on the Gem variety due to 100+ extended summer heat in my neck of the woods. Even then, the leaves might burn without a larger shade tree nearby.
a key insight for me in this article is this one: "In order for bullshit not to distract me for the rest of the week, I try to minimize my number of “open loops”—projects or processes that I’ve started but not completed."
I hadn't realized that I probably keep way too many "open-loops" in my life. And they are draining away my attention-currency.
Maybe it is the HN Traffic, but I just tried a couple of keyword searches and the site just hangs. It just shows the spinner for minutes on end. I turned off all ad-blockers in case that was the problem, but no dice.
Another thumbs up for backpacking and back-country camping with little amounts of gear. I load up on the "slim" packs of coffee for these trips. Looking forward for Sudden if I can ever buy it without a subscription.
I'm not a fan of this model (yet) either. It's a big reason why I haven't cycle-"automated" other services I use. But if there's an on-demand sales model available, I'd love to try it out as well. I enjoy good coffee, but I also drink lots of bad coffee - I'd go broke on coffee alone otherwise.
It does sound like a 30 day notice. I'd start looking elsewhere right away. To that end, there's a job fair being put on by EdSurge in Redwood City where a bunch of EdTech companies will be sending reps. There are 12 spots currently left for job seekers. Pretty sure your skills as a Data Scientist are valuable to many EdTech companies.
App Academy even tweeted on one day where Google hired two in the same cohort - and it's even possible the 6 Googler's mentioned were from the same cohort ... but it's not clear from this tweet: https://twitter.com/appacademyio/status/512703086796619779
The first time I did this unexpectedly was a trip. I can't do this at will, and ignored it for a long time. I've recently started trying to see if I can control into it. I come out of this in an alert and super-relaxed state when I can get into that state.
edit: Forgot to mention that those "phosphene visuals" are exactly how I know I'm in this state.