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My Hobbystreak

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Disclaimer: This is Not My Idea The concept of a hobbystreak is not something I have created and, in fact, has been around for a long time. I personally came across hobbystreaks following other people on Twitter as part of another hobby of mine. Mainly following Dana Howl ( Dana Howl's Twitter account ). Everyday  she posts an update of a project she has on the go along with the hastags #HobbyStreakDayX and #Hobbystreak. The idea behind a hobbystreak is straightforward and there are two main parts to it: A small amount of effort everyday over a long period of time adds up The public record of social media helps to motivate you to keep it up Why do This? I have lots of failed and half started personal projects under my belt and lots of other projects that I want to do. I also have other commitments that I tend to obey and allow to rule my time rather than work on the things I'm passionate about. (Also, I procrastinate when I could be spending my time on something

Pluralsight Playlist for MS 70-762

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Last year I passed the Microsoft Developing SQL Databases exam (MS 70-762 - https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/learning/exam-70-762.aspx ). I've previously passed the Microsoft Querying Data with Transact-SQL exam (MS 70-761 - https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/learning/exam-70-761.aspx ) but found some of the concepts in the MS 70-762 exam a little more difficult to understand. Probably because I've previously never had to maintain and optimise SQL databases. Whereas, with the MS 70-761 exam I had at least had experience querying data in SQL prior to preparing for the exam. I'm a huge fan of Pluralsight and the courses authors publish on the platform and there were some Pluralsight courses that really helped me out with my preparation for the MS 70-762 exam. So I thought it would be helpful for others preparing for this exam if I put these courses together into a playlist. The MS 70-762 Exam The MS 70-762 Developing SQL Databases exam is about the setting up, manag