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Re: Ask HN: What are some 'must watch' talks?

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This changed my perception of stress and pressure, and then, in consequence, my life as a dev. https://www.ted.com/talks/kelly_mcgonigal_how_to_make_stress... It's worth listening to if you're in a high pressure environment, or struggle with stress.

Good one

Re: Ask HN: What are some 'must watch' talks?

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"Don't Talk to the Police" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-7o9xYp7eE This talk was an eye-opener for me and an indictment of the U.S. "justice" system. You can't presume you'll be treated fairly, considered not a suspect, etc.

And, as mentioned by keyanp, Randy Pausch's "Last Lecture". Vita brevis. Carpe diem.

Re: Ask HN: What are some 'must watch' talks?

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Rich Hickey's talk on simplicity is a must watch. https://www.infoq.com/presentations/Simple-Made-Easy And one of the most useful talks of all time for building organizations is by Ed Catmull (of Pixar) https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=k2h2lvhzMDc

In a similar vein like the first one, maybe, but with the addition of some physicist's humor if you are in into that kind of thing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKXe3HUG2l4

Re: Ask HN: What are some 'must watch' talks?

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I'm a particular fan of Bret Victor's "The Future of Programming". [1] It's a great look at the amazing number of ideas that the CS world has come up with and how we might be able to improve the act of building programs, even from "old" ideas. [1] https://vimeo.com/71278954

One of my all-time favorites as well. Pretty much any of his talks are legendary.
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