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Astrology and The Barnum Effect

In today's episode, we talk about astrology's methodology can be very persuasive and similarities in perceptions of code.

Published: 7/13/2018
Length: ~14m
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A Bug Story - How Narrative Bias Creates Blind Spots

Our brains are lazy, but if a story makes sense, that can be more persuasive than raw data and often picked up more readily than data.

Published: 7/11/2018
Length: ~13m
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A Research-Backed Argument for Empathy

In today's episode, we're talking about empathy and why everyone needs it.

Published: 7/9/2018
Length: ~13m
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A Problem Solving Paradox

In today's episode, we're talking about the paradox that happens when we get caught up seeking the perfect code. How do we address this and get past our own assumptions?

Published: 7/6/2018
Length: ~12m
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Attentional Bias & Cognitive Expectations aka "It Was Right In Front Of You The Whole Time"

It's important to understand yourself. Most importantly, it's important to understand how your brain works. What are the things that stick with you and why do those things stick with you?

Published: 7/4/2018
Length: ~14m
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No Good Options

We've been talking about choice on the past few episodes of Developer Tea and today we're going to continue down that road in today's episode. Today we're talking about how we navigate our careers when we feel like there are no good options out there for us, and how to remain optimistic.

Published: 7/2/2018
Length: ~10m
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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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