The Quiet Programmer
summary
Claims and concrete findings: 50% of US population is introverted, a survey of 457 software engineers shows surprising self-reported extroversion in the field, a controlled study with 70 participants sets introvert comfort volume at 55 dB versus extrovert 75 dB and forcing volumes degrades complex problem solving (introverts 50% worse when volume is raised), sleep-deprivation tests over 77 hours show introverts sustain reaction speed longer, a practical networking technique is to mirror job titles and ask “what is the hardest part about your job”
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chapters (13)
- 0:00Intro
- 2:24SOFTWARE DEVELOPERS n INTROVERTS
- 3:51INTROVERTS HAVE A HISTORY OF BEING MISUNDERSTOOD
- 7:54THE EXTROVERT IDEAL
- 9:53PUBLIC SPEAKING
- 12:42A WORKING DEFINITION OF INTROVERSION AND EXTROVERSION
- 14:19THE SUPER POWERS OF THE INTROVERT SOFTWARE DEVELOPE
- 14:47YOU ARE A NATURAL DEEP THINKER
- 16:46YOU HAVE A FEW STRONG, MEANINGFUL RELATIONSHIPS
- 17:38YOU CAN DO IT!
- 19:05WHAT IS THE HARDEST THING ABOUT YOUR JOB RIGHT NOW?
- 20:50YOU ARE AWARE OF YOUR WORK ENVIRONMENT AND HAVE OPTIMIZED IT FOR MAX PRODUCTIVITY
- 24:57YOU CAN WORK LATE INTO THE NIGHT
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