Why Knowing How To Say “No” Is Important, And How To Do It
- Daragh Byrne tl;dr: We tend to overload ourselves with work often resulting in us feeling overwhelmed. There are natural reasons for us to do this - many of us are people pleasers - but it's important to build up the ability to say "no". Daragh gives examples as to how.featured in #161
Why Slow Mornings May Be The Secret To Tech-Life Balance
- Andrew Zaleski tl;dr: Increasing number of people who don't check their phone right in the morning. "There’s evidence that small changes to people’s relationship with technology can go a long way toward achieving better mental and physical health." Click on the link in this tweet to bypass the paywall.featured in #153
How To Manage Your Stress as a Developer: Practical Tips
- The Practical Dev tl;dr: Excellent tips on relieving stress - finding social support, being able to control elements in your life, reducing compulsive behaviors and finding supportive hobbies.featured in #152
It Is Perfectly OK To Only Code At Work, You Can Have A Life Too
- Marty Jacobs tl;dr: There is often pressure for developers to work outside of regular work hours. This usually yields diminishing returns. The writer reminds us it's ok not to work outside of working hours and have a life.featured in #141
Stressed at Work? Mentoring a Colleague Could Help
- Michael Gill Thomas Roulet tl;dr: Experiment revealed that mentoring juniors benefit both the mentees as well as mentors themselves who experience lower levels of anxiety, and describe their job as more meaningful.featured in #141
Leadership Without Management: Scaling Organizations by Scaling Engineers (2013)
- Bryan Cantrill tl;dr: Adding engineers to a late project doesn't help. Scale by adding a few number of the best engineers. An outline of how to attract them, demotivating factors & where to find them. Funny hour long presentation 😂.featured in #136
MentalHealthError: Three Years Later
- Kenneth Reitz tl;dr: Kenneth discusses what he's learnt three years on from being diagnosed with bipolar disorder. He's super brave for sharing this. Highlighting the importance of mental health is so important to all of us. Are the short summaries (tl;dr sections) helpful? Please vote here Are the short summaries (tl;dr sections) helpful? Please vote here Are the short summaries (tl;dr sections) helpful? Please vote here Are the short summaries (tl;dr sections) helpful? Please vote herefeatured in #131
Do They Have Work/Life Balance? Investigating Potential Employers With GitHub
- Itamar Turner-Trauringfeatured in #129