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After more than two decades as a developer, I have just now begun to realize all the other valuable skills, outside of technology, that I have not developed. And consequently, I've been very hungry for this additional education. I understand you're looking for IT education, but I would recommend audio books (or language courses). If you haven't done any of these, give some a try: * If you don't know a second language…
If you feel your current employer is compensating you fairly for that sacrifice, then you likely have money to spend on a car service, use your commute time to work or study and still come out ahead.
If your compensation is not inline with the sacrifice you're making, it's time to start looking for a different job. There are plenty of remote gigs for full-stack java devs. Start looking for one of those.
I think you're solving the wrong problem here. Let's start with some math. With your current arrangement, you're losing 3h of productive time a day, 15h each week, and a staggering 750h yearly. That's the equivalent of 18.75 40h workweeks of lost productivity. Pause for a moment and consider what you could do with that time. If you feel your current employer is compensating you fairly for that sacrifice, then you lik…
After more than two decades as a developer, I have just now begun to realize all the other valuable skills, outside of technology, that I have not developed. And consequently, I've been very hungry for this additional education. I understand you're looking for IT education, but I would recommend audio books (or language courses). If you haven't done any of these, give some a try: * If you don't know a second language…
I was wondering if that would show up in this thread. I have a fairly frequent, though not regular, ~45 min commute, and I've been working on one of their Korean courses. Each lesson is 30 min long, so it fits pretty well.
The only concern I have is that it can be very mentally taxing to, say, correctly respond using Korean to a question asked in Korean. I'd rather not die on the highway than learn a new language, so fairly frequently I have to drive first and ignore the audio for a few seconds.
To help fix this I've been doubling up, playing the same lesson on two commutes. More practice is always good in a language, I guess. I'm also fairly young and have only been driving for about six years, so it's not all autopilot yet.
The lessons are a bit dry, tbh. I've been wondering if there are any other audio-only language lesson publishers I should try that might provide some different styles.
After more than two decades as a developer, I have just now begun to realize all the other valuable skills, outside of technology, that I have not developed. And consequently, I've been very hungry for this additional education. I understand you're looking for IT education, but I would recommend audio books (or language courses). If you haven't done any of these, give some a try: * If you don't know a second language…
I've heard "How to win friends and influence people" mentioned regularly. What impact did it have on you, if you don't mind me asking?
It's not easy to answer your question simply, but I can say it started for me with just remembering to consider, "What does this other person want?" There are many ways this is described in life, such as "Put yourself in their shoes", but I was shocked to realize how rarely I approached situations with that consideration.
The stories used for illustration are rather quaint and wordy, but they do the job nicely. Plus, we tend to respond to anecdotes better than just rules.
It's a short book, and IMO something that should be taught (and practiced) as a class in middle school.
After more than two decades as a developer, I have just now begun to realize all the other valuable skills, outside of technology, that I have not developed. And consequently, I've been very hungry for this additional education. I understand you're looking for IT education, but I would recommend audio books (or language courses). If you haven't done any of these, give some a try: * If you don't know a second language…
>Pimsleur courses I was wondering if that would show up in this thread. I have a fairly frequent, though not regular, ~45 min commute, and I've been working on one of their Korean courses. Each lesson is 30 min long, so it fits pretty well. The only concern I have is that it can be very mentally taxing to, say, correctly respond using Korean to a question asked in Korean. I'd rather not die on the highway than learn…
I didn't investigate alternatives for audio. If I were riding a bus, I would use DuoLingo app (which I found almost addicting).
I suggest leveraging the meditative process driving has on the brain. I went through a process where I was trying to be extremely productive every minute of every day. That meant filling every minute with productive tasks including commute time with Podcasts and educational material. But you get into this productivity loop without any real productivity. In the end I found the best use of my drive time is just relax a…
I second this, but would also add that I've started motorcycling instead of driving. Even a commute on a motorbike is a thing of wonder, using parts of my brain and fight-or-flight responses I've left dormant for years. But to the primary point, I also thoroughly agree that downtime is important, and there's a danger of trying to optimise every waking hour too much. Learning the art of structured procrastination (nei…