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Session #3

Summary

What I learned from 472 PRs, 130K lines of code and 1 year working for a USA startup

  • My first PR vs my latest PR
  • No, you cannot do everything
  • Plan your day = Be effective
  • Communication: inform your progress when is needed, unblock your teammates, perform QA
  • Is ok to not be ok
  • Dump your brain
    • something is blocking you? explain the problem in a note
    • there is a lot of things to do? make a prioritized list
  • Do things that gives you fulfillment
  • Understand what is expected from your work

How to structure a productive day

  • Fulfillment: mind, body & spirit
  • Pareto law: 80% of effects comes from 20% of causes
    • Master key skills
    • Prioritize key practices
    • Learn key concepts
    • Focus on key tasks
  • Laborit law: people gravitate towards the least effort path at expense of important or difficult tasks
    • Prioritize more urgen + important tasks (don't focus on difficulty)
    • Break complex tasks into smaller manageable tasks
  • Parkinson law: work expands to fill the available time
    • Set strict deadlines
    • Seek efficiency, not perfection

Efficient learner

  • create a distraction-free environment
  • be an active note-taker
  • prioritize your health
  • revise your knowledge actively: explain it easily

Code for 4 hours straight (with no breaks ?)

  • plan your work yesterday
  • high priority tasks => most optimal timeframe
  • no phone, no notifications, no emails, no slack.
  • drink water, exercise, sleep.

Optimize your development process

  • technical aspects
    • follow standards
    • do regular code reviews
  • experience aspects
    • master your IDE

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