diff --git a/slides/disabled.md b/slides/disabled.md index fba77e4..3891191 100644 --- a/slides/disabled.md +++ b/slides/disabled.md @@ -1,6 +1,15 @@ ## Left out for brevity --V- +--- + + +*Leaders Eat Last* + +by Simon Sinek + +Book cover + +--- #### Arousal addiction @@ -9,3 +18,52 @@ Addiction to new, stronger stimuli. e.g. by setting bigger and bigger goals. + +--- + +## Discipline + +--- + +### TOOL: Daily Heroism +[Philip Zimbardo] + +-V- + +Take a small step out of your comfort zone. + +Daily. + +-V- + +#### Why? +- grows your ability to **act**, step out of the crowd +- supports fulfilling your vision and maintaining discipline + +It makes the elephant jump before it realizes
the hole is too deep for comfort. + + +-V- + +### My Heroism + +Game of smalltalk + +- chat up random people +- do it before you rationalize a reason to back out + +--- + +### Real world + +is complex and ever-changing. + +### Mental model + +is our understanding of the world and its rules. + +-V- + +Mental models have varying levels of *objectivity*, + +i.e. how much they correspond to reality. diff --git a/slides/discipline.md b/slides/discipline.md index 277104c..8ecb2e3 100644 --- a/slides/discipline.md +++ b/slides/discipline.md @@ -139,30 +139,37 @@ and track them daily. -V- -### My Tracking +### My Tracking Example -- Gym sessions tracker - - A4 sheet per week - - table of exercises for tracking effort -- Work session log - - digital journal - - one line per day of what I worked on - - brief and simple, use of keywords - -Once a habit is firmly established, I drop the tracking. +#### Gym sessions +- A4 sheet per week, daily tracking +- table of exercises + time and effort -V- -#### Gym sessions tracker + +#### Book of workouts Book -V- + #### One page per week Book -V- + #### 100 weeks in a row
(1.92 years) +-V- + +### My Observations + +- helped me to build a habit +- kept me accountable +- lowering barriers for entry is key + - predefined plan = less decision making + - always have a few sheets in stock + --- ### TOOL: ToDo Today @@ -252,32 +259,3 @@ At the end of the day: 1. TODAY entries move to an archive 2. TOMORROW is formed, becomes TODAY 3. Job well done! - ---- - -### TOOL: Daily Heroism -[Philip Zimbardo] - --V- - -Take a small step out of your comfort zone. - -Daily. - --V- - -#### Why? -- grows your ability to **act**, step out of the crowd -- supports fulfilling your vision and maintaining discipline - -It makes the elephant jump before it realizes
the hole is too deep for comfort. - - --V- - -### My Heroism - -Game of smalltalk - -- chat up random people -- do it before you rationalize a reason to back out diff --git a/slides/intro.md b/slides/intro.md index cf163f7..a38f471 100644 --- a/slides/intro.md +++ b/slides/intro.md @@ -34,12 +34,10 @@ -V- -### Expanding potential +Modern world brought us... -Never before in history did we have so much... - -- safety, stability, life expectancy -- freedom, opportunity +- safety, stability, long life +- freedom, opportunities - accessible information, knowledge ...and **so many options** to choose from! @@ -283,12 +281,3 @@ by Martin Seligman by Leo Babauta Book cover - --V- - - -*Leaders Eat Last* - -by Simon Sinek - -Book cover diff --git a/slides/motivation.md b/slides/motivation.md index 28c43ca..e159047 100644 --- a/slides/motivation.md +++ b/slides/motivation.md @@ -43,9 +43,11 @@ Two phases: -V- -**Pros:** it works! +**Pros:** +- it works! -**Cons:** it causes us damage,
it is not sustainable +**Cons:** +- it causes us damage,
it is not sustainable Joy fades, requiring more demanding goals. @@ -87,6 +89,17 @@ And it feels good. --- +### Personal vision + + +How we'd like to spend our limited time. + +- activities we'd like to be doing +- milestones we'd like to pass +- journey-based internal motivation + +--- + ### Meaning When your actions have positive impact on others,
@@ -100,23 +113,12 @@ it gives them a deeper meaning. -V- -### Personal vision - - -How we'd like to spend our limited time. - -- activities we'd like to be doing -- milestones we'd like to pass -- journey-based internal motivation - --V- - ### Group vision Cooperation of individual visions. -- it boosts the entire group -- as well as one's own potential +- working together helps the group +- it also boosts one's own potential > The whole is greater than the sum of its parts. @@ -147,16 +149,12 @@ What gets out of bed in the morning? ### Personal SWOT
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--V- - -Time to reflect on yourself! - -V- #### Strengths @@ -201,47 +199,49 @@ These can be improved, but don't devote too much time to it. #### Strengths -- life-long programming experience, love building useful solutions -- attention to detail, carefulness, looking for perfection; love creating nice and clean software -- persevering problem solver; like to explore and solve mysteries in tech +- life-long programming experience +- perfectionist who loves creating nice and clean software +- persevering problem solver, especially with mysteries in tech - open-minded and attentive listener -V- #### Weaknesses - introverted, social interactions are taxing -- lacking in open confrontation, group arguments -- cautious in opinions, not an 'influencer' +- cautious in opinions + +I spent way too much time fighting my social skills. -V- #### Opportunities -- switch jobs for - - better fitting role - SW developer? +- switch jobs for... + - better fitting role (SW developer) - higher pay - different tech stack + - getting back to distributed systems - contribute to an open source project -- use college degree (distributed systems) -- build specific expertise, get exposure -- share knowledge through talks and blog -- contribute to the state-of-the-art +- build specific expertise on one topic +- get more exposure, share knowledge through talks and blog +- ... -V- #### Threats -- changed role: boring / stressful / annoying -- changed job: - - low pay / annoying co-workers / toxic workplace / long commute +- changed role or job + - boring / stressful / annoying + - annoying co-workers / toxic workplace + - lower pay / long commute - having to use Windows -- more exposure - personal attacks +- more exposure leading to personal attacks -V- #### My Observations -- my SWOT felt misaligned with the current career (people management) +- my SWOT felt misaligned with the current career (coding vs. people management) - Threats already applied to the current situation -Change was desirable and not even that risky. +Change was apparently needed + low risk. --- @@ -255,11 +255,10 @@ Change was desirable and not even that risky. ### My Achievements -- finished college with a cool master's thesis -- became a dev team leader -- self-hosting the services I use via VPS +- finished college, wrote a cool master's thesis +- became a team leader +- self-hosting my services via VPS - extracted ERP legacy tax functionality via a strategy pattern -- built and coded a split keyboard - learned to type using the Workman layout - ... @@ -324,15 +323,6 @@ Finding a personal vision takes effort and time. --V- - -#### Answer these... - -1. Favorite quote/idea that resonates? -2. Life values? -3. Fulfilling activities? -4. Meaningful activities? - -V- ### My Beta-Vision @@ -346,18 +336,11 @@ Finding a beta version is easier
so you won't procrastinate to start! --V- - -### My Final Vision - -WIP - --- + ### Act Now! @@ -386,4 +369,4 @@ Starting small is fine, as long as you start! - to avoid overthinking it - to figure out if I need to scale it out - I regularly experienced flow, improved my mood, raised my skills and really enjoyed doing it. -- having a vision is one thing, but acting on it is also essential +- having a vision for your life is nice, but acting on it is essential diff --git a/slides/objectivity.md b/slides/objectivity.md index cbab0da..b85762d 100644 --- a/slides/objectivity.md +++ b/slides/objectivity.md @@ -8,22 +8,6 @@ Aligning our assumptions with reality. --- -### Real world - -is complex and ever-changing. - -### Mental model - -is our understanding of the world and its rules. - --V- - -Mental models have varying levels of *objectivity*, - -i.e. how much they correspond to reality. - ---- - ### Dunning-Kruger effect is a cognitive bias @@ -59,7 +43,6 @@ overestimate their abilities. - check your facts, use reliable sources - question your intuition - seek external feedback -- search for both proof and disproof of facts -V- diff --git a/slides/outcomes.md b/slides/outcomes.md index fdb0524..9779337 100644 --- a/slides/outcomes.md +++ b/slides/outcomes.md @@ -5,27 +5,13 @@ -V- +Flow brings outcomes and they keep us going: -Daily meaningful activities - -using skills you already have - -gets you into flow. - --V- - - -Flow frequently brings **outcomes**: - -- emotional outcomes (makes us happy) -- material outcomes (fruits of our labour) +- emotional - it makes us happy +- material - fruits of our labour --- -Outcomes keep us going. - --V- - ### But sometimes... we get derailed by bad mood @@ -42,17 +28,17 @@ Negativity captures our attention more than positivity. +Negativity and pessimism reinforce themselves. + -V- -#### So we stay down +Negative feedback loop may keep us down, -due to the negative feedback loop: - -Negativity and pessimism reinforce themselves. +unproductive, in a bad mood. -V- -We need **emotional stability** to keep us going. +We need **emotional stability** to keep on going. --- @@ -110,6 +96,22 @@ Because it learned it is no use to even try. --- +#### Positive Cycle of Flow + +1. Do meaningful actions +2. Feel good +3. Growing skills +4. Believe in yourself +5. GOTO 1 + +-V- + +My morning routine of flow + +definitely helped! + +--- + #### How to break out? --- @@ -147,21 +149,6 @@ Because it learned it is no use to even try. --- -#### Positive Cycle of Flow - -1. Do meaningful actions -2. Feel good -3. Growing skills -4. Believe in yourself -5. GOTO 1 --V- - -My morning routine of flow - -definitely helped! - ---- - #### How to orient yourself towards the future? Personal Vision @@ -172,16 +159,12 @@ Personal Vision Choice of attitude ---- +-V- We are free to choose our reaction to events. [Viktor Frankl] --V- - -We choose **how we interpret** our past. - --- diff --git a/slides/overview.md b/slides/overview.md index e59a473..3497837 100644 --- a/slides/overview.md +++ b/slides/overview.md @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -## In this episode... +## What to expect today? -V- @@ -18,38 +18,38 @@ How to stop procrastinating... --- -## TL;DR +## 4 sections -V- -### Motivation +### 1. Motivation -Find a **personal vision** +Finding a **personal vision** that you want to work towards. -V- -### Discipline +### 2. Discipline -Build **good habits** +Building **good habits** to take specific actions -towards your vision. +towards the vision. -V- -### Outcomes +### 3. Outcomes -Gain **positive results** +Maintaining a **positive attitude** -and keep on going. +to keep on going. -V- -### Objectivity +### 4. Objectivity -Gather **external feedback** +Gathering **external feedback** to continue your personal growth.