Day 14 of 100 Days of Code & Scrum: Dealing with Anxiety and Depression

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Hello there, everyone!

Today, I took a break from coding and learning Scrum. I simply did 2 hours of learning for the challenge. After all, I can't always be working nonstop and I also wanted to spend time with my family. I do care about my work-life balance and I don't like neglecting my loved ones. If I was asked whether I'd prioritize my profession or my loved ones, I would always go for the latter first.

Off-topic Vent

Actually, I had to provide emotional comfort for my wife and listen to her. She is suffering from debilitating anxiety and depression, but I still love her and want to be with her. Of course, I empathize with her because I deal with similar problems myself. I'm glad we managed to resolve this for today.

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Anyway, moving on to the meat of the challenge.

Yesterday

I finished the draft of the Product Backlog and Sprint Backlog section and did some practice questions for Scrum.

Today

Here are the things I've learned and done today:

Scrum

• did practice quiz questions about Scrum.
• took a break from writing the guide.

GraphQL

• I learned about Build-time Schema Validation & Optimizations in GraphQL.
• GraphQL apparently lets you have UI code and data requirements side-by-side.
• GraphQL server lets you send batched requests and batched resolvers.

I hope you don't give up even when times are challenging.
Thank you for reading!

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Resources/Recommended Readings

• The 2020 Scrum Guide
• Mikhail Lapshin's Scrum Quizzes
• The Fullstack Tutorial for GraphQL
• A Short Introduction to the Scrum Framework by Jim Medlock

DISCLAIMER

This post only expresses my thoughts and opinions (based on my limited knowledge) and is in no way a substitute for actual references. If I ever make a mistake or if you disagree, I would appreciate corrections in the comments!