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Interview w/ Michael Chan (pt. 1)

Today's episode of developer Tea is a personal episode with Michael Chan and today we're digging into faith, life and difficult situations. I challenge you as you're listening to part 1 of this week's two-part episode is to ask yourself how you would answer these same questions. Check out more about Michael Chan via his Twitter profile: @chantastic

Published: 12/27/2018
Length: ~62m
Why Rules Apply Especially to Exceptions

In today's episode, we're talking about a different way of looking at rules and perhaps come to a different conclusion on rules and understanding how and when rules apply.

Published: 12/14/2018
Length: ~17m
3 Practical Steps for Avoiding Narrative Biases

One of our brain's main jobs is to predict our safety and survival, and stories are one of the best ways to pass down a framework to predict the future based on past experiences. In today's episode, we're talking about the power of narrative and ways to break out of story-driven thinking.

Published: 12/12/2018
Length: ~23m
Proof of Complexity and Seeking Simplicity

Today we're talking about the reality that the work we're doing as developers is complex and those complexities interact with each other. In today's episode, we're talking about ways to chase simplicity when working on complex problems.

Published: 12/10/2018
Length: ~18m
The Zen Developer - What Are You Pushing On?

On today's episode, we're talking about the idea of striving or pushing toward a goal. That energy we're putting into our goals based on our past. In this episode, we're asking you to think about where we're pushing and how we can shift our thinking to establish a more calm view of our careers and personal selves.

Published: 12/7/2018
Length: ~12m
Bad Bugs - Avoiding Burnout When Solving Elusive Problems

Today we're talking about hunting down bugs. We'll cover the history of solving for bugs, recognize the appreciation that we're even able to solve these problems, and offer two tips to keep you encouraged during bug fixes.

Published: 12/5/2018
Length: ~15m
Practical Tips for Minding the Details

It's December and a lot of folks are thinking about the gifts they plan to purchase or make for loved ones. In today's episode, we're going to talk about how we can take advantage of our appreciation for details and practical ways to come back to the details we put into our personal lives and as a developer.

Published: 12/3/2018
Length: ~17m
Practicing Non-Attachment as a Developer

In today's episode, we're talking about the concept of detachment and how it corresponds to a developers work and behavior.

Published: 11/30/2018
Length: ~15m
A Discussion On Falsehoods Developers Believe

Today we're talking about various falsehoods. We'll identify some common encounters, and offer some insight into resolving falsehoods when you identify them.

Published: 11/28/2018
Length: ~18m
Three Overconfidence Smells

Today we're talking about ways to identify overconfidence in yourself and in your co-workers and we'll offer some tips to address overconfidence.

Published: 11/26/2018
Length: ~14m
A Challenge Towards Gratitude

Having a thankful attitude of the world around you has proven to benefit you mentally, physically and emotionally. In today's episode, we're talking about a particular way of reflecting inward by recognizing how people who have helped us progress in our careers.

Published: 11/23/2018
Length: ~6m
Observing Your Stress Responses

Take a moment to think about how you respond to stress. You're tested when you face a challenge or a problem occurs in your world. In today's episode, we're going to talk about the ways we express ourselves when faced with stress or challenges we're faced with, and different approaches that can help us handle stresses throughout our work day.

Published: 11/21/2018
Length: ~8m
How Relative Comparisons Affect Our Decisions

There's a common reason why we over optimize code, why different companies have different levels of quality of code, and why you choose the size of coffee you choose when grabbing a cup of joe. In today's episode, we're talking about how these three things correspond.

Published: 11/19/2018
Length: ~16m
Interview w/ Julian Shapiro (part 2)

In today's episode, we're joined again by Julian Shapiro and in the second part of a two-part episode. In this episode, Julian talks about how his past experiences building projects lead him down the Marketing path he walks today.

Published: 11/16/2018
Length: ~42m
Interview w/ Julian Shapiro (part 1)

In today's episode we're joined by Julian Shapiro and in this first part of a two-part episode, Julian talks about building Velocity. js and what he learned while building that project. Be sure to subscribe in whatever podcast app you use so you don't miss out on part-two, coming out this Friday.

Published: 11/14/2018
Length: ~37m
Inhibition, Fear, and Two Mindsets for Moving Forward in the Face of Uncertainty

Fear can often keep us from moving forward and in today's episode, we're talking about different techniques to keep us moving into uncertainty one step at a time.

Published: 11/12/2018
Length: ~14m
Make Programming Principles More Useful with These 3 New Angles

One of the ways you can do better work and uncover more about the world around you are through different patterns of thinking and angles that usually come from rules we've learned. In today's episode, we're focusing on rules and how we can approach a new rule from three different angles.

Published: 11/9/2018
Length: ~18m
Could We All Be Right? Event vs. Construct Theories

When was the last time another developer said something that you disagreed with? In today's episode, we're talking about theories. How someone can be wrong but more often how we can all be right.

Published: 11/7/2018
Length: ~12m
3 Rules for Designing Lasting Habits

In today's episode, we're talking about three rules or practices to live by when building healthy and sustainable habits.

Published: 11/6/2018
Length: ~28m
Exit Points - Where Productivity Turns Into Procrastination

It's November now and we're closing in on the end of the year. As we look past the year and forward toward the future, we reflect and observe. Most of the days past were filled with things we could have done or what we could have done differently. On today's episode of Developer Tea, we're talking about habits and how we can build good habits.

Published: 11/5/2018
Length: ~21m

Developer Tea was a part of Spec and is hosted by Jonathan Cutrell, director of technology at PBS.