Rampidbyter Rampid byter: A byte of my .Net developing life.

Thinking about it today I have come to realize that my abilities, learned in school, to spend large quantities of time doing nothing, but looking productive has made me a skilled master of the ‘rock’ technique. The rock, the under-appreciated epitome of laziness, can teach us many things.

For one the potato is completely hyped and overrated. I think the potato just happened to grace fame through usages of a consumable food product AND life style. However, those who live by the ‘rock’ lifestyle, non-musically associated style, can find themselves starring long hours into space while somehow magically looking productive. The technique, closely related to meditation, involves putting oneself into a deep stupor, and then figuring out how to autopilot ones body to perform seemingly productive repetitions. Clicking a mouse, open/close dialogs, and start a batch job that makes the screen flicker.

This friend is called the ‘rock’ style. This technique should be used sparingly as it doesn’t tend t result in much being accomplished, and often lends itself to eye strain. After sitting through many countless hours of classroom lectures that have no point other than to cover material I’ve already read I have mastered this technique. I’ve also figured out how to independently control my eyes, a neat parlor trick, but the fundamental question remains. Since rocks last longer than potatoes, are you a potato or are you a rock?