Continuous Learning, Teaching and the Art of Improving Yourself
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Defines "perceived productivity" as ending the day happy and confident, then gives concrete habits that deliver it: plan daily tasks with ABC analysis or the Eisenhower quadrants, use 25‑minute Pomodoro blocks with 5‑minute breaks, set alarms and Slack reminders, and run tests from the editor. Recommends specific tools like action a lie and mobot. Describes daily standup videos, pair programming, hackathons, book clubs and coder dojos and reports they improve focus, cross‑pollination and completion rates.
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- 0:00Intro
- 0:53PRODUCTIVITY SECTION I
- 1:31Productivity is an average measure of the efficiency of production. It can be expressed as the ratio of output to inputs used in the production process, i.e. output per unit of input
- 2:04Programming productivity traditionally refers to the ratio between the quantity of software produced and the cost spent for it. Here the delicacy lies in finding a reasonable way to define software quantity
- 2:43PERCEIVED PRODUCTIVITY
- 3:31DAILY PLANNING
- 3:52List all tasks for the day
- 4:08Prioritise those tasks
- 6:40Write them somewhere you won't forget
- 7:12Do NOT set times for each task
- 8:14Get things done!
- 8:43Pomodoro Technique
- 8:5925 min uninterrupted work 5 min break
- 10:04CONTROL YOUR INTERRUPTIONS
- 10:18Set alarms
- 11:23Be responsive on your own terms
- 13:19Control the FOMO
- 14:09You will know about it
- 14:33DAILY ROUTINES
- 16:30TAME YOUR EDITOR
- 16:47Run tests from the editor
- 17:04Extract repetitive task into shortcuts
- 17:24Change files at the pace of your thoughts
- 17:46Touch type
- 18:10Plan each day Improve your time management skills Focus on the task at hand
- 20:07AS AN INDIVIDUAL
- 20:21Take the time
- 20:51Find a mentor
- 22:05Learn vs Doing
- 22:53Just in time learning
- 23:51Don't stop learning
- 25:54Pairing
- 26:40Hackathons
- 27:32Development Meetings
- 28:13Friday Talks
- 29:14Book clubs
- 30:35WE INTERRUPT THIS PROGRAM FOR A COMMERCIAL BREAK
- 30:54RUBY CONF PORTUGAL '16
- 31:55Leave the ego aside
- 32:29In teaching you will learn.
- 33:36There is always someone who is where you just were
- 34:42COMMUNITY
- 35:45Bootcamps
- 36:07Meetups
- 37:05Mentoring
- 37:26Events for kids
- 38:05Care about your students There is always someone you can teach Actively look for places to teach
- 38:49There are consequences
- 39:21No personal brand
- 40:13Miss out on the JOY of learning
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