Daily writing prompt

Describe one positive change you have made in your life.

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If you were given a task, you best believe that it’s within your absolute responsibility to make it easier for yourself.

Learning how to be effective at what you do is the best investment that you could do for your career.

I am a software engineer, and it was within my jurisdiction to be familiar with my tools. I am responsible for knowing the intricacies of what I use so that I could finish my task as soon as possible.

One of the best examples I do is knowing the shortcuts for my chosen integrated development environment (IDE). Think of an IDE as a spreadsheet for an accountant as an IDE is to a programmer.

Knowing your tools like the back of your hand makes you work faster, gets you in the zone quicker, and makes you look like a wizard (the best part).

I learned that if you’re given the free will to make your life easier, even if it’s a tiny bit, take it and learn it.

Those small advantages would add up into something bigger overtime.

I started from a simple `Select All` shortcut, and it eventually turned me into a text editing machine as I continue learning more shortcuts.