Stress Driven Development, and How to Avoid It
summary
Claims that chronic job stress causes long-term health damage and that short acute stress can be useful, then offers concrete practices that proved helpful after a panic-attack wake-up call: enforce sleep hygiene (consistent wake time, redshift/night shift, eight hours), adopt 16/8 intermittent fasting, cut processed sugar, use keystone habits like morning runs, track with Strava and Brain FM, add sauna and yoga, replace bad routines via the habit loop, favor remote and asynchronous workflows (Remote by DHH), mute notifications and use Headspace and Calm for daily meditation.
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chapters (30)
- 0:00Introduction
- 1:37Stress at Home
- 8:09Acknowledge the Problem
- 11:43Divide Conquer
- 13:09Sleep
- 18:44Nutrition
- 27:48Physical Fitness
- 28:18Identifying Triggers
- 29:11Find the Reward
- 31:20Variation of Fitness
- 36:22Mental Fitness
- 36:37Mindfulness
- 37:57Solitude
- 38:38Clear Your Mind
- 39:54Controlling Emotions
- 40:22Be Positive
- 41:56Brad Cannon
- 42:08The Art of Solitude
- 42:53Meditation
- 43:33Apps
- 43:50Work
- 44:07Office Environment
- 45:28Synchronous Communication
- 46:18Remote Work
- 46:34Mobile Devices
- 47:19Noise Control
- 47:57Library Rules
- 48:24Project Planning
- 49:15Summary
- 49:25Conclusion
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