How to an effective developer

“It is better to be a good programmer with great habits, than a great programmer.”
- Kent Beck

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1. How to be an
   
   
   effective developer
   Radoslav Stankov
   
   
   20/05/2021
   

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3. 👋
   

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4. Radoslav Stankov
   @rstankov
   

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12. “It is better to be a good programmer with great
    habits, than a great programmer.”
    
    
    - Kent Beck
    

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13. “Process is automatic decisions for trivial
    questions and framework for making decisions
    for all other questions.”
    
    
    - Rado
    What is process
    

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16. Focus
    

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19. Flow
    

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20. “Flow state, also known as being in the zone,
    is the mental state of operation in which a
    person performing an activity is fully immersed
    in a feeling of energized focus, full involvement,
    and enjoyment in the process of the activity.”
    
    
    - WikipediA
    Flow
    

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22. “Task switching is an executive function that
    involves the ability to shift attention between
    one task and another unconsciously.”
    
    
    - WikipediA
    Task switching
    

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23. 🤔
    you 😅 your 🧠
    

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24. What's next 🔜
    

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25. Todoist
    

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26. Focused Task
    

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27. Focused Task
    https://github.com/RStankov/FocusedTask
    

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28. Pomodoro
    

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29. 🍅 Pomodoro
    1. Decide on the task to be done.
    
    
    2. Set the pomodoro timer (traditionally to 25 minutes).
    
    
    3. Work on the task.
    
    
    4. End work when the timer rings.
    
    
    5. Take a short break (3–5 minutes), then go to step 2.
    
    
    6. After four pomodoros, take a longer break (15–30 minutes).
    

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30. ⏰ start to focusing
    
    
    ⏱ doing work, I don't like or boring
    
    
    ⏲ as estimation tool
    
    
    🕰 timeboxed experiments and explorations
    🍅 How I used it
    

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31. 🙉 Eliminate distractions
    🚫 block websites
    
    
    📱 reduce app noti
    fi
    cations
    
    
    🤫 do not disturb mode
    

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32. Work one day with "do not disturb mode"
    💡Life Hack
    

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33. Manage your energy
    

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34. “In cognitive psychology, cognitive load refers
    to the used amount of working
    memory resources. ”
    
    
    - WikipediA
    Cognitive load
    

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35. “Ego depletion refers to the idea that self-
    control or willpower draws upon a limited pool
    of mental resources that can be used up.”
    
    
    - WikipediA
    Ego depletion
    

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42. “Process is automatic decisions for trivial
    questions and framework for making decisions
    for all other questions.”
    
    
    - Rado
    What is process
    

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43. “Process is automatic decisions for trivial
    questions and framework for making decisions
    for all other questions.”
    
    
    - Rado
    What is process
    

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44. 📆 Routine
    
    
    ⏲ Reminders
    📋 Checklist
    
    
    🗂 Templates
    
    
    🤖 Automations
    

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45. Prepare the clothes you are going to wear
    tomorrow the evening before.
    💡Life Hack
    

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46. Capture knowledge
    

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47. “Our head is for creating ideas, not storing them”
    
    
    - David Allen, author GTD
    

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48. Rado's Head Bear Todoist
    Idea 💡 Store Next action
    

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53. Be effective
    

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55. Know your craft
    

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58. First principles and fundaments
    

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59. Know your tools
    

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62. 😍
    

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63. 😍
    

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65. Alfred
    

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69. https://blog.rstankov.com/my-alfred-setup/
    

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70. Have one new tool improvement - shortcut,
    extension and etc per week
    💡Life Hack
    

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71. ...more tools
    

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76. Books
    

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77. The
    Pragmatic
    Programmer
    Getting
    Things Done
    Th
    e
    
    Checklist
    Manifesto
    Soft Skills Peak
    Performance
    

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78. Recap
    

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79. “Every productivity system stops working
    eventually and there’s nothing you can do about it”
    
    
    - Someone on the internet
    

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80. “Think about your own work
    fl
    ows and improve
    them one step of the time💡”
    
    
    - Rado
    

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84. Thanks 😎
    

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85. https://speakerdeck.com/rstankov
    

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