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Mind, Productivity | in CodeProject Daily Routine of a 4 Hour Programmer
Everyone knows the routine, get to work by 9 AM, sit in front of the computer, code all day, and head home at 5. Now, thanks to guys like Tim Ferris I have started to re-think how I work and what makes me productive as a software developer. Recently, I made some big changes to my Monday to Friday schedule. For a long time, I did things just like all of the other coders I know. But during the second half of 2011, I started experimenting to see what type of daily schedule makes me most productive and here is my current schedule:
About this blog: Becoming a productive software developer
Golf has Tiger Woods and Jack Nicklaus; and the programming world has its own list of superstars. Check out this post on Quora for a full list of rock stars selected by other developers. These are the guys running the start-ups and working in lead spots at Google and Facebook. You see, anybody can tee up and swing, but only a few hit it on the green every time. In my personal experience, the top 10% of developers can write more code then all the other 90% combined. How? The greats—golfer and developer alike—shine by maximizing their mental and physical capabilities.
What demotivates me the most as a developer?
I have been developing software over the last 20 years. In this time I faced several things that de-motivated me from my work. In addition, I passed on that same non motivation to fellow software developers. In my experience, a properly motivated developer can be exponentially more productive than one who has lost their motivation. I have made a point to keep a list of the things that leads to such a state in an effort to combat it. Today I am writing about the worst of worst.
What I learned from Steve Jobs
About 20 years ago, I was in San Francisco. It was my first visit to the city, and while walking along Moscone Center I saw Steve standing outside waiting for his car. This was during the time he was running NeXT. I walked up to him and said, You must be Steve Jobs, I just want to shake your hand Keep in mind, I was 20 at the time. We shook hands and spoke for about a minute. This chance meeting, was inspirational
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Mind, Steve Jobs