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# [The art of the process](https://blog.mountaintopcoding.com/the-art-of-the-process?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

A good friend of mine turned me onto Stoicism recently by gifting me with two of Ryan Holiday's books. I easily finished the first one Ego Is The Enemy but the second one The Obstacle is the Way I have been taking my time with. Digesting each sho...

Dec 19, 2020 · 4 min read · blog.mountaintopcoding.com  
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[Isaac Tait](https://hashnode.com/@Isaac-Tait)

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Teaching myself web development

I am a self taught developer currently residing in Connecticut. Currently my primary responsibilities are to be a stay at home dad. When I am not coding I enjoy skiing, rock climbing, backpacking, fishing, gravel & cross country cycling, trail running, and off-roading in my pickup. I am vegan chef and enjoy listening to Pat Metheny, Coldplay, and Shane & Shane. He/Him.

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[Dec 19, 2020](https://hashnode.com/posts/the-art-of-the-process/5fdd4814b78ac62dff80bec9/comment/5fde4fe5b78ac62dff80ce28)

While watching Big Bang Theory last night Sheldon mentioned something called the [Yerkes Dodson law](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yerkes%E2%80%93Dodson_law).

> The law dictates that performance increases with physiological or mental arousal, but only up to a point. When levels of arousal become too high, performance decreases.

For me publishing my in-progress beta created just the right amount of anxiety to increase my performance.