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Ask HN: What audio resources can improve my technical skills during my commute?

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Re: Ask HN: What audio resources can improve my technical skills during my commute?

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Post by kriro »

I commute about 1h each way via train. I have realized that music with lyrics distracts my brain quite a bit because it keeps trying to parse the text. Since I like to read on the train (or just do nothing and let my brain rest) I have created a playlist with no audio. It's pretty much everything from XMeetsMetal (you'll have to weed out some of the stuff that has text. It's basically a guy covering all sorts of songs/theme songs in a metal interpretation. Awesome stuff:

His playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL864F807C0B279111

His channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtJVZjY6xsZUV-sYdcIFpZw

That + noise canceling headphones (I use Bose QuietComfort 20) = good commute.

Re: Ask HN: What audio resources can improve my technical skills during my commute?

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Post by ransom1538 »

unpythonic wrote: post #41

I used to commute in silence or listening to the radio for my daily Silicon Valley drive (237 Milpitas to Mountain View), and by the time I got to work, I'd be angry, frustrated, and cognitively spent. Listening to audio books has allowed me to relax, enjoy the reading, and get to work excited about the day. I treat the time as a chance to "read" those books which I wouldn't normally spend either my work hours nor my…

If you have an audible account -

* The Hard Thing About Hard Things

* The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck

* Rework

These books were amazing in audible format. (I have listened to a hundred or so).

Re: Ask HN: What audio resources can improve my technical skills during my commute?

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Post by spektom »

sah2ed wrote: post #76
spektom wrote: post #74

Here's the list of great technical podcasts I've been listening during commute to my previous work: * Software Engineering Daily * Software Engineering Radio * The Changelog * DevZen (in Russian) * Reversim Platforma (in Hebrew) Look for previous shows, most of the great content is there! PS: It takes about 5 minutes to drive to my new work, and I really miss them now.

Off topic: You can speak Russian and Hebrew?

Most of Israeli "repatriants" from USSR can

Re: Ask HN: What audio resources can improve my technical skills during my commute?

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Post by taejavu »

unpythonic wrote: post #68
taejavu wrote: post #64

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Do you mind sharing where you have found an audiobook of Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance? Doesn't look like it's available on Audible or Scribd.

I got mine from Audible at the link below. If you do use it, please SKIP THE INTRODUCTION . If you haven't read or listened to the book before, it gives away some major plot points as part of the author's update. https://www.audible.com/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Zen-and-the-Art-of-M...

Thanks. Not available in Australia unfortunately:

"We're sorry. Due to publishing rights restrictions, we are not authorized to sell this item in the country where you live."

Re: Ask HN: What audio resources can improve my technical skills during my commute?

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Post by QuercusMax »

Bud wrote: post #53
QuercusMax wrote: post #30

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Not sure what you mean by "heavy", but you might give Vivaldi a try; start with the Four Seasons. It's not minimalist, but it's much lighter than e.g. Beethoven, and not as "serious" as e.g. Bach.

The idea of Bach as always being "serious" is really untrue. Source: me! I make actual money singing Bach.

Maybe my impression comes from high school piano, when I succeeded in playing various Bach pieces (selections from Well Tempered Clavier among others), but for the life of me couldn't memorize the dang things.

Perhaps "serious" is the wrong term; maybe "methodical" or "mathematically inclined" is better.

Re: Ask HN: What audio resources can improve my technical skills during my commute?

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Post by jsilence »

taejavu wrote: post #85
unpythonic wrote: post #68

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I got mine from Audible at the link below. If you do use it, please SKIP THE INTRODUCTION . If you haven't read or listened to the book before, it gives away some major plot points as part of the author's update. https://www.audible.com/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Zen-and-the-Art-of-M...

Thanks. Not available in Australia unfortunately: "We're sorry. Due to publishing rights restrictions, we are not authorized to sell this item in the country where you live."

Mullvad VPN

Re: Ask HN: What audio resources can improve my technical skills during my commute?

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Post by geekfactor »

Looks like I'm a little late to the party on this one, but I'd like to recommend my This Week in Machine Learning and AI podcast here: https://twimlai.com

I try to maintain a good mix of topics and viewpoints (industry/application vs researcher), and to keep the conversation technically interesting.

Happy to answer any questions here.

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