PS: No matter how perfect the plan is, it will eventually fail due to lack of self-discipline.
Recently, the 996 work schedule has been trending, but fortunately, I haven't experienced it. To be honest, I don't want to experience it either. I think if it's not mandatory 996, sometimes it can be acceptable. People just don't like things that are forced upon them. The more forced it is, the more people will reject it. The best state is to voluntarily choose to work 996, so that employees can truly work for their jobs.
After work, looking at the books I once vowed to read, I don't know where to start. I've actually read very few of them. Every time at this moment, I would pick up my phone and scroll through it until late at night, often resulting in staying up late and feeling tired the next day. I have come to a conclusion that whenever I'm in this state, it's the beginning of confusion. Most of the time, it's because my current work and life are in the comfort zone.
When this state occurs, you can refer to the "survival surplus model" proposed by adult education professor Howard McClusky. It means that a person is always seeking a balance between the energy they need and the energy available to them. A person's survival surplus is equal to their survival power divided by their survival load. When a person's survival load is greater than their survival power, there is almost no surplus energy to do other things, resulting in no time, no energy, and no motivation to do what they want to do. Excessive use of social media, reading headlines, and binge-watching TV dramas all contribute to a certain survival load, while survival power is good self-control and the experience and skills accumulated in life and work. Therefore, you should not stay in the comfort zone too often. You should try to increase your survival power and reduce your survival load, so that you will have more surplus energy to do what you want to do.
There is a junior from the same major who couldn't find a job after graduation. He started Java training since July last year, and we had dinner together last Monday. He still hasn't found a suitable job. I took a look at his resume and there was nothing on it. It was me who suggested taking a look at his resume. I really don't know how he is looking for a job. It seems that he participated in the training simply because he couldn't find a suitable job after graduation. Everyone will encounter difficulties at some point in time. When you are confused, try to find something meaningful that you can be certain of.
I have also experienced such confusion. I remember the first time I was looking for a job. The basic state was that without any interviews, I needed to solidify my foundation. After the interview, I needed to actively summarize the interview experience. Opportunities are always reserved for those who are prepared. How much you put in will eventually be rewarded in another way. You should never rely on luck or others. I hope he can find a job soon.
Speaking of work, I have been reading the Android Jetpack documentation recently and found that the official examples are written in Kotlin, which is quite confusing. I didn't expect Kotlin to come so fast, but actually, it's not fast. This feeling mainly stems from the fact that I haven't used Kotlin yet. In fact, at the 2017 Google I/O conference, Google announced official support for Kotlin in Android development. No one knows when Google will completely abandon Java, but I believe it will be a process. However, as developers, we should start learning Kotlin as soon as possible to better adapt to the development of technology. Of course, I will continue to provide some knowledge related to Kotlin in the future.
At some point, you may also feel lost, but you must review your life situation after feeling lost and find something that interests you. It doesn't have to be related to your job, it can be reading, painting, watching documentaries, or other meaningful activities. In short, you should not choose to escape when you are confused.