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The Five Books that Changed my Life as a Software Engineer

Jamees Bedford on January 15, 2021

"Books are life's cheat codes". It is no secret that I love to read. It is also no secret that many of the worlds most 'successful' people are a...
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MissDeveloper

Thanks for sharing. These books sounds much helpfull and great. One of the books that has changed my life and helped me a lot was Compound Effect book by Darren Hardy.I think everyone in the world shoud read itπŸ‘Œ

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Manuel Navarro

Hi MissDeveloper !

What does "Compound Effect" book talk about?

;-)

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kethmars

Great list of books :)! Digital Minimalism seems something I need atm.
Btw, I've actually written some dev-related articles about Atomic Habits.
Also, check out Thinking Fast and Slow, I guess you'd love it.

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Shwetabh Shekhar

Thanks for sharing. I love this. Atomic Habits also made a deep impact on my life. I deeply resonated with the 1% rule.

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Mathias Remshardt

The Power of Habit also is a great read in regards to habits ("Atomic Habits" also references it) and gives more details about the habit loop itself (if I recall it correctly).

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Shwetabh Shekhar

Thanks for suggesting this. I would definitely check it out.

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Ema Suriano

The bullet journal changed my life, and I didn't read Atomic Habits perse, I read other habits book, but I can see that we both share the same taste for books. I really like the recommendation of Digital Minimalism, I'm currently in that transitiion as well. Thanks!

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James Schleigher

Love the Atomic Habits! Because of this book, I can build new habits and become more organized. The 2-minute rule helped me a lot in changing myself and put me away from procrastination. I also write down all the things I need to do and prioritize them to be more efficient with my time. I like to do this with task management software like Todoist and Quire.

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Andrea Scotto Di Minico

Awesome list, will need to check a few of the suggested books.

Big thumb up for "How to Win Friends and Influence People" read it a few years ago, and would suggest it to anyone who wants progress in his/her career.

To that list, I would also add this book "Never Split the Difference: Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On It" you'll become a better listener and negotiator for your career :)

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Matthieu Cneude

I read most of them, they are great books indeed.

I've just finished to read "Just Listen: Discover the Secret to Getting Through to Absolutely Anyone", it's a nice addition to Dale Carnegie's book.

I love that you don't have any technical books in there. I'm coding for long enough to say what many learn the hard way: communication problems is what break people, teams, and software.

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jpetrzilka

My faves are:
The pragmatic programmer and Pragmatic thinking and learning from Andy Hunt.
And Extreme ownership from Jocko Willink.

Hope somebody finds them helpful as well. ;)

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Marlon Ugocioni Marcello

Keeping in line with your book style, I would also recommend The Leadership Challenge for those looking to move to a Manager/Senior position.

I mean it's a great book for everybody really, but I think devs with those titles might benefit more.

Great stuff Jamees