Thanks for the kind words everyone! Got into a doctor and xrays show no broken bones but I have a bunch of soft tissue injuries to work through. Having to minimize thinking and focus for the next while to work through the concussion. Still painful in the chest and shoulders when I breath.

@NoahLoftier

Жыл бұрын

I hope you're getting better now James, all support from us❤ What You said in this video just my touched heart, I literally felt what you've been through at that mysterious moment. When I was 12 I had once been hit by a speeding car and fell on the floor in the middle of the street, I was not feeling anything and was almost unconscious, but the only thing I felt was my soul being just 1 meter away from exiting my body, I was also praying same as you were there, and I thought It was it, not until a bunch of group of beautiful people all of a sudden came to help and got me to the hospital, I was grateful. Sorry if my comment was too long. Sending hearts 💕

@jamescross

Жыл бұрын

thank for your thoughts NofCof, and for the support!

@romankovbasniuk1826

Жыл бұрын

So grateful that you made it through the crash 🙏. I hope you get all of the therapy you need to heal and get better and stronger!

@jamescross

Жыл бұрын

@@romankovbasniuk1826 thanks. still a little ways to go, but i am doing much better.

That hits hard to home. I feel like around Software Engineering has come this hustle culture, which says that a real programmer should program 24/7, have 100 github projects, 5+ free freelance projects, knows all the hot stuff. Just compare this for a second with another profession like accounting. Would you ever have the expectation from an accountant to do free accounting in his leisure time? Probably not, but then why do we expect this from software engineers. We should focus on a better work life balance, instead of excessive learning.

@jamescross

Жыл бұрын

great points!

@JakeSummers2424

Жыл бұрын

It's one of the reasons software devs get paid so much. They have to keep up with their skills to stay relevant in their job. College degrees can't even keep up with it. It's definitely not for everyone. You have to enjoy it or you will burn yourself out.

@create306

Жыл бұрын

if you are mediocre, yes. But there are people out there sweating blood & tears to feed their families, sacrificing every second into their job. How will you compete with that mf? The only way is to outwork him/her.

My loved ones are the very reason I'm striving to become a web developer. That's a strong enough driving force for me to succeed. I want to take care of them and help them live easy as they did for me growing up. I understand the importance of your message and hang in there, bud. You're going to persevere.

@deathlife2414

Жыл бұрын

Feel better man

Glad ur okay brother! Moments like these are when we learn what truly matters. Rest up and be well. We'll be here when u get back!

Glad your okay man! Thanks for the message. Often we forget that we code and program partly because we want a better life for our family. We may as well, devote our time to them through this journey :)

Thx for taking the time out. Wishing you comfort and healing.

Wishing you a quick recovery, thank you for sharing this and reminding us about what important.

I’m glad your ok man, great inspiration bro! We all need to take time to appreciate and share with the love ones! Hope you get well soon man 👍👍👍

You are really inspiring and honest, I hope you get better soon, thank you for all the content that you create, greeting from Venezuela once again

Speaking from experience with a severe concussion, it might take you as long as 1 year (or more) to feel absolutely 100%. Just be patient, very slowly ramp up your activities (coding, exercise, etc) and really try your best not to bang your head at all (which will be more difficult due loss of proprioception from the concussion). it will be frustrating but you will get through it and have a greater appreciation for your brain. Good luck with your recovery.

@dhc

Жыл бұрын

It’s true. My wife had a mild concussion last year from a car accident. She works on a computer, not coding. But she couldn’t work for months because trying to focus on the screen would causing her problems from getting dizzy to migraines.

@jamescross

Жыл бұрын

thanks for the advice

@dhc

Жыл бұрын

@@jamescross btw, I think my wife pushed too hard at first. She was also fostering kittens and would be on the computer trying to get them adopted. So, I don’t think she limited herself like she should have right away. And therefore it dragged out longer. But that is speculation on my part.

Please, man, keep us informed. I'm glad you could record this one and wishing the best on your recovery. Be strong just like you are!!! Big hugs for you and your family!

Hey man, I'm new to the channel, but what you've done already is open the way to a new future for me that was really confusing and unclear before. Take care of yourself and be with your family and come back when you're ready. LOVE the channel!!

Thanks for sharing. Being present in the moment and appreciating the time with your loved ones is very important, and sometimes we tend to forget it. Take care🤝

Glad you are fine! Thank you so much! This is the best advice I’ve heard since I started learning how to code!

Damn man! Sorry you went through that and hope you have a speedy recovery. Stay safe and take this time to be with your family

Sending wishes for full healing! take care, your talks are great! Glad your kids and family still have you, Family and community are the depest meaning

I’m so glad to hear you are ok. I had a similar over the handle bars mtb crash. It was a wake up call. Take care and let yourself heal.

I’m glad that you are on the mend! I’m a more recent subscriber of yours and you and your content have done so much to help me feel so much less alienated and empowered on my own dev journey.

@jamescross

Жыл бұрын

thanks!

I'm sorry to hear about what you went through. I hope you are able to heal soon and maybe get a check up just to make sure that there is nothing going on under the surface, specially since you hit your head. Something similar happened to me, one morning , I had the crazy idea to get some fresh air with my sister and we went for a bike ride. It was hot and I had not eaten anything or drank water. After 15 minutes on the bike ride, everything began to quickly turn white and looking like a blur. Obviously I was dehydrated and my heart rate was really high. I felt like i was going to die and was afraid this was it. Luckily i was under a bridge when this happened and i just did some breathing techniques and let my heart rate lower a bit until i was able to get some water. moral of the story, always eat and have water with yoube before exercise. oh, also always have a helmet. feel better!

I really relate to you. Thank you for showing more of who you are. Glad you are okay! Families are the most important + are forever :) I love all your videos and approach.

@jamescross

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the feedback!

Get well man, glad you made it through that, take care of yourself and your family that's what matter most in life everything else comes next!

Dude I’m glad you made it though and hope you have a full recovery! Your words are something I needed to hear. I’m a family man too and spend a lot of time coding after work. I just switched from embedded systems to .net and am trying to get up to speed asap. For different reasons a few days ago I decided to unplug from extra coding and recharge. After hearing what happened to you, I know I’ve made the best decision. I hope you make a speedy recovery brother!!

@jamescross

Жыл бұрын

I appreciate that

Thank you for sharing your perspective

Very glad to hear you’re okay! Get some good rest and recovery. I’ll look forward to more of your content after you get better.

I'm glad you're ok. Thank you for your videos and enjoy your family. Sending love from Brazil.

@jamescross

Жыл бұрын

You are so kind. brasil rocks!

Thanks for reminding us about what matters in the end. about why we do it

So glad you’re ok!! You spend a lot of time helping strangers here on the internet so I hope the silver lining with this incident is that it brings you and your loved ones even closer.

Sorry to hear that. Thanks for sharing this. Definitely things like these make us realize what needs to be prioritized in life.

Glad you made it back, ok. Hope you didn’t receive much damage and also wishing for a speedy recovery. 👍🏾

Sending prayers for a speedy recovery your way.

I’m so sorry you’re going through this. I had a very similar injury in 2007 while snowboarding. Sustained a bad concussion, neck and shoulder injury. I hope you recover as quickly as possible… I know from personal experience how painful the healing process is. Be well.

@jamescross

Жыл бұрын

thanks!

Rest up man! Health before anything! We will be here when you get back and ready!

hope you make a swift and speedy recovery, get better soon, my friend! Peace ✌️

Thank you for this important reminder and I pray you heal fast and completely. 🙏💗

@jamescross

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

Glad your Ok, get better and I totally enjoy your videos

Hi, you’re an inspiration to me, I am sad about what happened, but I am glad you are here and able to communicate this with us. Take it easy man, get some rest, go to therapy and update us when you feel better. And take this time to be closer to your family, and thank you for your wise words, absolutely agree family and love ones are number one thing and the reason we do what we do, altho it’s easy to lose focus on that. I know your family was also worried, I hope they are also ok. Hope you recover soon.

@jamescross

Жыл бұрын

thanks!

Hey man, happy to see you are ok. Take care and looking forward to see you soon!

Feeling the pain. Gonna go lay down for a bit.

@FaithDavidInTech

Жыл бұрын

Thank God for his saving grace brother

@jainfinger

Жыл бұрын

Have you gone to to Dr.? slamming your head down you may have a concussion or swelling and laying down and going to sleep can be very bad for you. Safer than sorry, please get looked at.

@FaithDavidInTech

Жыл бұрын

I feel your gratitude brother, I had heart failure last week, but Jesus saved me. Your message is true. Honestly thank God you're still alive, your videos help me a lot

@laxlyfters8695

Жыл бұрын

Please get check out by the doctor just to rule out any internal bleeding 🙏🏽 speedy recovery

@faobi

Жыл бұрын

I hope you get well soon

Praying for a fast recovery brother!

glad you are ok now my thoughts and prays goes to get well soon bro

Thanks for the message, glad you're okay

All the best for a speedy recovery., hope your son wasn’t too shaken up seeing you have an accident.

Have a speedy recovery man. All the best to you! Take care

@jamescross

Жыл бұрын

Much appreciated

Wishing you a speedy recovery mate 🙏🙏

Feel better, youre an inspiration

Wow, sorry to hear man. Hope you get back on your feet soon. Feel better.

Momento Morí. I live by that. I know exactly how you feel about life. Especially when something like that puts you in perspective.

Ahh, I had shoulder dislocation and was considering mri scan. Having injuries is really troublesome tbh. Take care!

Glad your okay brother. Wishing for a speedy recovery. Get well soon

Take ur time healing bro and focus on getting better both physically and mentally 🙏

Feel better soon man!

Life is fragile and can change in an instant, glad you are ok so you can be with your family another day.

Sorry to hear this, very hard situation, have a rest!

Glad your alive,bro!

Wowwww, this is the most important Video I have listened to in years... Thank you sir for sharing this with the World. 🙏🏾

Take care of yourself. I am glad you are still with us. Spend time healing and enjoy time with your family. Take as long as you need.

BE STRONG MY BROTHER , SO PROUD OF YOU FOR HELPING AND EMPOWERING OTHER YOUNG DEVELOPERS , SO GLAD YOU AND YOUR SON IS SAFE, GOD BLESS

Puts things into perspective. All the best bro. You're an inspiration to me💪💪💪

@jamescross

Жыл бұрын

I appreciate that!

sorry about what happened I pray you get better very soon.

you are ok thats what matters. thank you for sharing man

Get well soon man, you gotta live!!

Damn this is insane today is fathers day. I wanted to study today but decided against it and spent some time with my dad. thanks for letting me know I made the right decision today

That is terrifying. I'll be praying for you. Take your time and heal up.

Hope u feel better man. ❤️

🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽thanks for your vulnerability, but mostly for reminding us that there are things that matter greater than our desired profession.

Yes I have been thinking about this myself lately balance is key for sure. I am assuming that everything is okay now hopefully I am sorry this happened to you God bless.

@jamescross

Жыл бұрын

doing much better. thanks.

I will pray that you'll get back stronger than ever. 🙏 God bless you and your family.

Get better soon!!

I've had concussions before. First advice I have is exercise regularly afterward. Elliptical machines are among the best ways to do this since they work nearly every muscle in the body at once, making them highly efficient. The quality of the machine matters a lot; Life Fitness brand are the best ones I've used so far. If you aren't used to them, just go 10 minutes a day 5x/week for a few weeks till your body adapts, focusing on building the intensity by upping the resistance/speed that you go, then after that initial month work up the length to 15-20 min. 10 minutes doesn't sound like a lot but since they work so much of your body at once it is effective so long as your intesity is between around 60-80%. You can maintain most of the benefits by only training 3x/week. The second thing I would consider is medical cannabis. This is especially helpful if you have recurring headaches or nausea and can help reduce long term damage. Cannabis is the only thing which stopped this for me and I didn't have to use it long term. I recommend eating a strain with a high CBD/THC ratio and which was grown indoors (outdoor strains will often have significant pesticide residue). It's necessary to activate it by heating in order to be orally effective. This is most easily done by cooking it in oil. The downside is it gets you stoned, if you consider that a downside. Not everyone finds themselves compatible with the mental effects, and I wouldn't consider it good for cognitive function if used consistently for long periods. I would consider it's level of addictiveness to be similar to caffeine. If you use it regularly for too long then when you stop you'll find yourself lying awake but not wanting to do anything. Kind of opposite of caffeine, where if you get addicted then stop, you'll want to do things but won't have the energy. Personally I rather enjoyed the combination, eating some cannabis then exercising, especially riding my bike.

Glad that you are ok. Take care , be safe ❤️

Glad you're okay, and hope you have a speedy recovery.

Daam bro !! 😢 life is love life is everything. Am glad you came out of it well and I still can hear your voice and see Your messages. Stay blessed .. am doin Odin project could you make a video on it 🫡

really glad you're okay man, get better soon

Dude I’m so glad you’re ok. You’re right some things are more important than your career. Dude I didn’t know you’re in Utah, so am I! Take it easy bro.

@jamescross

Жыл бұрын

I appreciate that

the feeling of dying is so helpless, got into a bikecrash that doesn't even look that bad . But i feel like i was about to die about to passout can't see anything. I can't even imagine people who had a real car crash having a chance of living .

Hope you get well sir.

Take care. I hope you get well soon!

Get well soon sir

Glad you’re good but that’s part of life! Don’t give up mountain biking or even biking in general, risks are all around us but we can’t live scared! Life is important and it’s all about accepting risks, no matter how big or small you only get one life. Live it.

Glad you’re ok! Hope you’ll get back your old self soon :)

Your health is everything. Take care of yourself, get well and rest.

get well soon bro🙏🙏🙏

Glad to see your okay

hope you get better!

Take care and get recover soon

@jamescross

Жыл бұрын

thanks!

Be well dude. Take it easy.

God and family, those are the most important things in life. Way more important than a job. Bless you and your family.

Get well soon 🙏

Get well soon 🙏🏾

man, get well soon!

Wish you speed recovery and take rest.

Glad you're fine. Take it easy my friend.

Well said brother, take care and get well soon. Also, take a break and take few days off !! Chill out 😎

@jamescross

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Will do!

hey. i'm very happy you're okay. get some rest and get well. 🙏🏾❤️

Wow. Thanks for reminding us. Hope you are good now?

@jamescross

Жыл бұрын

Improving some each day.

Get well soon - health and family are ALWAYS the priority.

Feel better soon.

I'm so sorry!! rest and get well soon 💕

so would you ever go back and learn anything different? going down a different career path? you could have this same distance after a traumatic accident with many many many different career choices. what exactly are you trying to say with out putting a negative stigma on coding or on any other career choice anyone chooses to pursue?

@jamescross

Жыл бұрын

whatever your path, it's good to remember your family. it's not a negative about coding. just some events help us stay focused on what's most important.

I'm really sorry that happened to you I can tell you're pretty traumatize from it but I think maybe it was meant to happen for you to come to that realization and I really do agree with you. Rest well and see focus on the good that came out of it. 🙂