/Productivity

More Developers, More Problems

- Christopher Forno tl;dr: Lines of code is not a reliable indicator of bug count. More reliable indicators are number of developers and number of commits. This has implications for development methodologies, such as agile or test-driven that both encourage number of commits. 🛑 🐛

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Pmarca Guide to Personal Productivity (2007)

- Marc Andreessen tl;dr: Don't hold a schedule, prepare a list of 3-5 must-do items for the following day. If you procrastinate over a specific task, use that time to do lots of other tasks. Screw up things you don't want to do or aren't worth your time. Do email twice a day, don't have your inbox open all day. 😲

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How To Boost Your Productivity & Get Sh*t Done

- Emma Wedekind tl;dr: Eight recommendations in total, starting with turning off all notifications, creating a to-do list and starting with the hardest, most important task.

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Never Feel Overwhelmed At Work Again: How To Use The M.I.T. Technique

- Sihui Huang tl;dr: M.I.T. stands for Most Important Task, a critical task that will create significant results. "Every day, create a list of 2 or 3 M.I.T.s, and focus on getting them done as soon as possible." The article details how to approach this and benefits. Are the short summaries (tl;dr sections) helpful? Please vote here

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