Wednesday, April 27, 2016
IT Internship Review
So for the past semester, I have had the amazing opportunity to intern at Milwaukee County as a intern in the IT Department, and I have gained valuable real-world experience in my major. It was frustrating, but it was an extremely valuable learning experience. Here are some of the key things I learned so far.
1 - Not to be afraid to ask questions. This show you are willing to learn and have genuine interest in the job.
2 - Treat the internship like a real job. If you want the employer to take you serious then you'll need to treat the internship seriously.
3 - Find a Mentor, While it might seem awkward in the long run you'll gain a multitude of experience from them.
Friday, April 22, 2016
MATC Review
I chose MATC for a number of reasons. One of my first was the most important, financially it was smarter. Technical colleges are a lot cheaper than traditional universities. Additionally, I also heard wonderful things about MATC from the community. Currently the program is helping me reach my goals, thanks to MATC curriculum I managed to secure an internship where I am learning and growing with the company. One of my favorite things about the school is the teachers who have real world IT experience and love sharing it. Another reason I loved the program is because they have ties with other top Wisconsin colleges and have programs to help transitioning into those schools easier. MATC campuses also have an excellent academic center with brilliant and helpful individuals.
Wednesday, April 6, 2016
Inside the mind of a procrastinator - Tim Urban
Here is Tim's humorous diagram of how a Non-Procrastionator's brain works. This person's brain is pretty much always focusing on the topic. The brain is pretty much held together by something called the Rational Decison Maker.
In contrast we have a Procrastionator's brain.
In this example we see something called the Instant Gratification Monkey(IGM), which veers the Rational decison maker of course. The IGM pretty much lives for the moment and while it knows your 1000 word essay has to be done in 24 hours, but instead it wants to watch youtube videos about The Walking Dead or spend 3 hours browsing tvtropes hopping link to link of your favorite game of thrones character. It doesn't understand the concept of hard work, don't do something if it's difficult is the monkey's motto. It unreliable and even worst the Rational Decison-Maker doesn't know how to fight it. Luckly it has a champion.
While inactive most of the time the panic monster shows up when a deadline is coming up or some nasty consquence. It can easily scare off the monkey and it very effective. Which is why someone who couldn't write an 1000 word essay is suddenly on track.
All in all easily one of the best Teds Take's which explained why I waited a day before this assignment was due to start and also why I'm watching Empire while I type out this blog.
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