“Sharing is Caring,” there was a quote like this, heard a long time ago, so maybe I forgot the exact one. But the thing is, when it comes to knowledge, via sharing, we will be enriching ourselves more; it's like polishing on and on, so it shines more.
I don't wanna waste my precious hours wasting time on shitty things. Nowadays, I may be spending my time doing nothing, sitting idle. That too would be a relaxation period for me, but to be honest, if it means my time can be used to help someone, I will be more than happy to do so. Even if that ends up hampering my own stuff.
Yeah, I had a routine, I did a few things to research, learn, and explore. Already I'm tired as hell, so there is time for resting and then making some time for this research stuff. In between, if I'm to sit with other people to have chitchat, help them learn new things, solve queries related to my job experiences, it kinda eats the time that was supposed to be for me.
So what should I do for the people who come to me?
Obviously, I don't refuse, nor do I get upset with them. Because I feel like it's my privilege that I possess the value that can help someone or people who are interested in hearing me out, learn from me, and have discussions that might help them a little bit, perhaps. So whenever I get some pings, I respond immediately and do the best in my power, even if that crosses my boundaries a little bit, or within my range to do.
Do you seek help/knowledge from random people? Or from specific things that you feel like they are worth it?
Yeah, ask the question to yourself, you will get it. So as the person has approached me, it's my duty to come ahead. I might have that skill or quality to address their questions, right? That's what I did. Even yesterday, I returned from the office, was tired as hell, and that bro knocked me. We were looking for a mutual time to have a discussion. As it's the weekend, I asked for a 30-minute break and then sat with him. Our discussions continued for 3 hours straight. During that, he asked about my job, responsibilities, stuff I do, a few practical demonstrations, and I too did a few. As we both are interested in the cloud so he wanted to know the hands-on stuff I'm doing, the stress I get from the on-prem environment is missing as his is remote. So he was kinda of looking for the missing stuff, like the role shifting tasks, surrounding influences of other roles, and so on. The fun fact is, both of us discussed the pros and cons, we were only looking at the good sides of the opposite, so it was kinda a realization of the facts.
Just a similar one, I had another with my old friend. So these are some healthy things I must say, improve both ends, strengthen the bond. So yeah, no matter how stressed or piled up I am, I will surely try to make some time for those who ask me.