Many moons ago I was a programmer.
Some would say hacker because of the work I used to do.
I was just a dude who looked at terrible code and logic and then simplified it.
Just like in writing. I try to say the most with as few words as possible.
Is it art, science or witchcraft? I’ll let you decide.
Although there was one part of programming that I still use to this day and that is conditional logic.
And the easiest way for me to ‘splain it is like this:
IF you read my emails it makes me happy.
Else I will get sad.
If-else statements.
When we write code a lot of the functions and operating aspects of it all are built around those statements.
If a user clicks and does this give them X else give them this.
But you should 100% be doing this in your personal development side of life too.
If I send a daily email. My readers will bond with me and buy my warez (insert else clause)
Which is if I don’t email them daily, they’ll forget about me and my list dies.
If I go to the gym 3x a week and eat healthy I’ll get jacked as hell but if I don’t then I’ll probably die from health related bullshit.
If else loops are a pretty good way to tie in wins and losses with shit that needs to get done while also bullying you the right way if you don’t do it.
Just one of the many nerdy ways I know how to write the words to keep me on the straight and narrow.
Stephen Walker