The Operating System of You
summary
Frames developer performance as an operating system and gives concrete fixes: prioritize sleep, ergonomics, exercise (use ergonomic keyboards, wrist braces, or Talon for voice coding), externalize memory with a second brain and spaced repetition, consolidate work into one calendar and use the Eisenhower matrix, batch meetings and apply round‑robin/priority scheduling or the power‑of‑two choices for load balancing. Claims 1% daily gains compound (≈38×/year), and intrinsic drive/ikigai is treated as the kernel to monitor alongside emotions.
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chapters (7)
- 0:00Introduction and motivation
- 5:43Firmware: body and health
- 8:50External devices: memory and networking
- 11:57Scheduler: task management
- 15:06Kernel: drive and purpose
- 17:34Emotions: health check
- 20:19Q&A and closing
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