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Every program attempts to expand until it can read mail. Those programs which cannot expand are replaced by ones that can.

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Summary: As organizations grow they become slower

Ultra Learning Book for effective learning by Scott H. Young

Every application has an inherent amount of complexity that cannot be removed or hidden. Instead, it must be dealt with, either in product development or in user interaction.

Team Topologies book is a recipe for learning Conway’s law

Team Cognitive Load Assessment Based on some of the ideas in the book Team Topologies

Taking Smart Risks is encouraging people to take chances and make game-changing moves. It requires passion, planning, active learning, communication, and the ability to embrace and reward the inevitable small failures along the way.

Commons Always use screen sharing of a Google Doc for effective communication Use Dual monitors. One screen for the coding tool and another for the candidate video

Wikipedia

Reduce Stress

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Giving to others Engage in unpaid helping behavior directed towards friends, neighbors, or relatives.

Forehead cooling pack. Cold Gel pack. Raw Honey + Apple Cider Vinegar + Warm Water for restful sleep Breathing and body scanning meditation on the bed.

Regular 1on1s (Monthly)

Software Development Workflows Factory Model - Error prone. Expensive to fix issues encountered in the right stages. Collaboration Model - Expensive. Lack of single ownership. Shiftleft Model - Single Owner of quality. Strong inputs provided in earlier stages.

Caring personally while challenging directly

Reach, Impact, Confidence and Effort.

Master vi

When facing procrastination, think of process over product.

RICE Scoring Model: reach, impact, confidence, and effort.

PostgreSQL 14 Internals (pdf)

Unclear communication and expectation setting Ensure Goals and expectations are frequently communicated Recap Clarity Document Lack of Will (isn’t motivated) Boost interest. (Values, meaning & growth) Lack of Skill (Doesn’t know how) Hiring with a higher bar Upskilling Plan Lateral opportunities

Physical Health

work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion.

Implement liberal logging and instrumentation. It helps in rapid debugging of issues either proactively or quickly reactively.

Get Better Sleep 😴

The number of objects an average human can hold in short-term memory is 7 ± 2. Wikipedia

There’s always one more bug.

Summary A relationship between how many things are work in progess and how long it takes any one item to get done. work_in_progress = throughput * average_wait_time If there are more things dependent on one shared resource then the wait time will increase.

Given enough eyeballs, all bugs are shallow