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Choice Frameworking

In today's episode, we're talking about pros and cons lists based on what we're focusing on, either positive or negative and on the weight of our overall goals.

Published: 6/29/2018
Length: ~15m
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Three Ways To Avoid Choice Paralysis

Choices shape our careers, and in today's episode, we're going to talk about decision making and how we can evaluate decisions to move forward instead of letting decisions stop us.

Published: 6/27/2018
Length: ~18m
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Internal Dialogues and Barriers to Change

Today we're talking about changes that we want to make both for ourselves and in our careers. To help guide this conversation, we'll be looking at a few motivational quotes from [Kent Beck](https://twitter.com/KentBeck?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor). Kent is an author, speaker, and developer who's on a mission to help geeks feel safe in the world.

Published: 6/25/2018
Length: ~14m
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Coding In The Moment

The way we develop is impacted by the way we view the world around us. In today's episode, we're talking about the concept of mindfulness and recognizing that the past is out of our reach while the future fluctuates. This uncertainty can impact the way we view our work as developers, and how we can observe this to manage our mental energy.

Published: 6/22/2018
Length: ~14m
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We Become What We Get Used To

In today's episode, we're talking about how you get used to something over time. More specifically we talk about how our normalcies are created.

Published: 6/20/2018
Length: ~13m
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Breaking Out of Incremental Thinking

In today's episode, we're talking about breaking the habit of incremental progress. How can we step away from solving the problems that are right in front of us and dig deeper into the core of a problem?

Published: 6/18/2018
Length: ~12m
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Interview w/ Andrew Ofstad from Airtable (part 2)

On this show, we often talk about breaking a problem down into smaller tasks, and in today's episode, we have the pleasure of speaking with [Andrew Ofstad](https://twitter.com/aofstad?lang=en), who a co-founder of Airtable. Airtable is the future of data management, specifically spreadsheet data management, and in part two of this two-part episode, we discuss some of the learnings Andrew has discovered along his journey into Airtable.

Published: 6/13/2018
Length: ~37m
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Interview w/ Andrew Ofstad from Airtable (part 1)

On this show, we often talk about breaking a problem down into smaller tasks, and in today's episode, we have the pleasure of speaking with Andrew Ofstad, who a co-founder of Airtable. Airtable is the future of data management, specifically spreadsheet data management, and in part one of a two-part episode, we discuss how Andrew got into it and where it's going. If you're listening to this episode be sure to tune in to part 2, coming out later this week.

Published: 6/11/2018
Length: ~41m
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Treating Time Seriously

Take a moment to think about what time it is. In today's episode, we're going to talk about how time matters to the work you do.

Published: 6/8/2018
Length: ~18m
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What You Get Wrong About Productivity - A Humanist Approach

How do you set yourself up for a productive day? That's what we're going to be talking about in today's episode and how we can use our own motivations to get us through some of the harder parts in our day.

Published: 6/6/2018
Length: ~18m
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Debugging With Isolation & Modularity

One of the skills that you'll always need to get better at is debugging. Today, we're getting extremely practical and talking about how debugging is an incredibly complex thing that developers have to do and how we can get better.

Published: 6/4/2018
Length: ~14m
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Future Thinking & Imagination Barriers

When was the last time you slowed down your thinking to focus a little further out. Today, we're going to focus on our fears and anxieties about our future selves and use that to help us do our current work well.

Published: 6/1/2018
Length: ~16m
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Interview w/ Jon Yablonski (Part 2)

On this show, you know we talk about psychology quite a bit and today we sat down with Jon Yobonski to talk about LawsofUX.com and other practical phycological principles. In the second part of this two-part interview with Jon, we talk about LawsofUX.com, Jacob's Law and how Jon goes from development to design using these principles.

Published: 5/30/2018
Length: ~45m
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Interview w/ Jon Yablonski (Part 1)

On this show, you know we talk about psychology quite a bit and today we sat down with Jon Yobonski to talk about Laws of UX.com and other practical phycological principles. In the first part of this two-part interview with Jon, we talk about LawsofUX.com and how Jon goes from development to design using these principles.

Published: 5/28/2018
Length: ~40m
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Obligations and the Consequence of Assumptions

Do you ever get the sense that your day is planned for you? In today's episode, we're talking about how much we believe our days are controlled by us vs. controlled by decisions we've made in the past.

Published: 5/25/2018
Length: ~17m
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Motivation Batching

Take a moment to take a few breaths. That's what we're talking about in today's episode, taking a moment to appreciate the time you live in and how far you've come as a person and a developer.

Published: 5/23/2018
Length: ~8m
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3 Habits of Learning Developers

Becoming a great developer comes with practice and observation. Today, we're going to talk about developing long-term learning habits of developers and ways that you can evaluate the health of your learning environments.

Published: 5/21/2018
Length: ~20m
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Write the Code You Wish You Had

How do you write beautiful code? This is an age-old question for developers and in today's episode, we're going to talk about different techniques to come out of a coding session feeling confident and happy with your work.

Published: 5/18/2018
Length: ~8m
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Problem Solving Series #4: Inductive and Deductive Reasoning

Perhaps you've faced the problem where something works perfecting fine on your device but broken for someone else. Today, we're talking about ways to signal yourself when you're in these situations through inductive and deductive reasoning.

Published: 5/16/2018
Length: ~16m
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Problem Solving Series #3: Perspective Shifts

Have you ever tried to understand what a 4th dimension would feel like? In today's episode, we're going to be talking about gaining new perspectives and why it's so hard.

Published: 5/14/2018
Length: ~16m
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