Productivity for Developers

Presentation given at HackConf 2019.

Video 👉 https://youtu.be/JkIeWiO3M8I?t=2461

Transcript

1. Productivity for Developers Radoslav Stankov 13/10/2019
2. Radoslav Stankov @rstankov blog.rstankov.com github.com/rstankov
 twitter.com/rstankov
5. https://speakerdeck.com/rstankov
14. “In cognitive psychology, cognitive load refers to the used amount of working memory resources. ” - WikipediA Cognitive load
15. “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
23. “It is better to be a good programmer with great habits, than a great programmer.” - Kent Beck
24. “Process is automatic decisions for trivial questions and framework for making decisions for all other questions.” - Rado What is process
25. Goals Reduce cognitive load Capturing knowledge Performing tasks effectively Digital My Process
26. Goals
27. Yearly 
 Monthly 
 Weekly
 Goals
28. Personal Career Learning
29. Specific Measurable Attainable Realistic Timely
30. “Objectives and key results (OKR) is a framework for defining and tracking objectives and their outcomes.” - WikipediA OKR
31. 1. Define objective 2. Define key result OKR
32. OKR 
 Objective: - Be healthy Key results:
 - X kg
 - have X blood sugar Actions: - Go to gym 4 times a week - Stop junk food
33. ...kinda
35. 1 hour per week for weekly review 1 hour per month for monthly review 2 hours per year for year review
36. Todoist Bear Day One Remind me Store goals Store reviews
37. Reminders
38. Templates
42. Every week has a goal which is small and quickly achievable. Preferably you should achieve it on Monday. (same for monthly and yearly goals) Life Hack
43. Reduce cognitive load
46. Routine ⏲ Reminders Checklist Templates Automations
47. What's next
48. What's next
49. Chrome Todoist Interesting link Reminder
51. Pack for travel Example
52. Todoist Bear Checklist Reference List
55. Prepare the clothes you are going to wear tomorrow the evening before. Life Hack
56. Capturing knowledge
57. “Our head is for creating ideas, not storing them” - David Allen, author GTD
58. Rado's Head Bear Todoist Idea Store Next action
63. Create your own how-tos Life Hack
64. Be Effective
65. Focus
66. “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
67. “Task switching is an executive function that involves the ability to shift attention between one task and another unconsciously.” - WikipediA Task switching
69. Pomodoro
70. 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).
71. ⏰ start to focusing ⏱ doing work, I don't like or boring ⏲ as estimation tool timeboxed experiments and explorations How I used it
72. Eliminate distractions block websites reduce app notifications do not disturb mode
73. Work one day with "do not disturb mode" Life Hack
74. Emails
77. How I deal with e-mail 1. Unsubscribe from every email, I don't care about 2. Move as much communication as I can out of email 3. Have automatic filters, for emails, I can't unsubscribe 4. Use templates 5. If the email takes me less than 1 minute to reply, reply 6. Labels 1. todo (me) 2. waiting (on some else) 3. bookmark (ongoing threads) 7. Use reminders for followups
78. Email client features Unified email box Snoose Both desktop and mobile clients Templates Smart notifications
79. How I deal with e-mail Reply ⏲ Todo Waiting ✉ Bookmark
80. How I deal with e-mail Reply ⏲ Todo Waiting ✉ Bookmark Snoose
81. 
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82. Tools
88. Automations & shortcuts
89. Alfred
95. Add one new extension to your editor every week. Life Hack
96. Books
97. The Pragmatic Programmer Getting Things Done The Checklist Manifesto Soft Skills Peak Performance
98. Recap
99. “Every productivity system stops working eventually and there’s nothing you can do about it” - Someone on the internet
100. Recap Terms & vocabulary Cognitive load Goals & Reviews Routine Tools ⏲ Reminders Checklist Templates Automations
101. “Think about your own workflows and improve them one step of the time” - Rado
104. Thanks
105. https://speakerdeck.com/rstankov