Building Better Developers
Our approach to becoming a better developer requires planning. Likewise, we need smart scheduling to hit our targets. That is the focus of this episode. I look back at a time when I overloaded my schedule and ended up stressing out. That led to more harm than good in many ways. Thus, we need to look at building in ways to allow our schedule to be flexible and adjust to life events. Smart Scheduling 101 – Add “Wiggle Room” A... Read more
There are many mistakes we make related to pushing too far or not pushing enough. The latter is where we make good the enemy of better. More precisely, good enough becomes our goal instead of getting better. That approach can be comfortable. However, it can also limit our growth professionally and personally. This episode shares a story where I limited myself regularly shooting for a goal that was good rather than better. While we can take the “win” and move... Read more
It is not at all uncommon to focus on proving your worth when you start a new job or enter a new environment. However, we expect more than others. We often make the mistake of thinking we are expected to know everything. That is not the case. In fact, we are rarely likely to know much in the early days of a new job. That is why many companies have training and orientation programs for new hires. While there is... Read more
There are many fights and arguments that start from differences in perception. Whether it is the line-of-sight, angle, or bias, we have differing views. These can cause reasonable people to take starkly different positions on a subject. While those are honest differences, they are also essential to note. Sometimes an argument can be avoided by one of the parties looking at the issue from a different perspective. We must realize these differences exist and work with them rather than digging... Read more
Modern technology is the focus of this episode as we look at mistakes in the cloud. You can impact a lot of people with a simple error. That is why you need to be aware of what these new tools do and how to use them properly. For example, backups are great unless you manage to delete them all. Likewise, file sharing is excellent. However, it can lead to one person disrupting the work of your entire team. These cloud-related... Read more
Sometimes a story is full of lessons without having a well-defined core. There are many players, and the successful have a positive attitude. This trend supersedes mistakes, errors, and even bad luck. We look at one of those complex situations in this episode. There are many mistakes made, and they all are overcome by being focused on success rather than listing ways we can fail. A Positive Attitude In The Face Of Adversity This story does not start with a... Read more