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slides/disabled.md

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 ## Left out for brevity
 
--V-
+---
+<!-- .slide: data-background-color="#030" -->
+
+*Leaders Eat Last*
+
+by Simon Sinek
+
+<img data-src="slides/books/leaders.jpg" alt="Book cover" class="r-stretch" />
+
+---
 
 #### Arousal addiction
 
@@ -9,3 +18,52 @@
 Addiction to new, stronger stimuli. <!-- .element: class="fragment" -->
 
 e.g. by setting bigger and bigger goals. <!-- .element: class="fragment" -->
+
+---
+
+## Discipline
+
+---
+<!-- .slide: data-background-color="#542" data-background="slides/daily_heroism.jpg" data-background-size="contain" data-background-opacity="0.5" -->
+### TOOL: Daily Heroism <!-- .element: class="text-over-image" -->
+[Philip Zimbardo] <!-- .element: class="reference-author" -->
+
+-V-
+<!-- .slide: data-background-color="#542" data-background="slides/daily_heroism.jpg" data-background-size="contain" data-background-opacity="0.1" -->
+Take a small step out of your comfort zone.
+
+Daily.
+
+-V-
+<!-- .slide: data-background-color="#542" data-background="slides/daily_heroism.jpg" data-background-size="contain" data-background-opacity="0.1" -->
+#### 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<br/> the hole is too deep for comfort.
+<!-- .element: class="fragment" -->
+
+-V-
+<!-- .slide: data-background-color="#030" -->
+### My Heroism
+
+Game of smalltalk
+
+- chat up random people<!-- .element: class="fragment" -->
+- do it before you rationalize a reason to back out<!-- .element: class="fragment" -->
+
+---
+
+### Real world
+
+is complex and ever-changing.
+
+### Mental model <!-- .element: class="fragment" data-fragment-index="2" -->
+
+is our understanding of the world and its rules. <!-- .element: class="fragment" data-fragment-index="2" -->
+
+-V-
+
+Mental models have varying levels of *objectivity*,
+
+i.e. how much they correspond to reality.

slides/discipline.md

@@ -139,30 +139,37 @@ and track them daily.
 
 -V-
 <!-- .slide: data-background-color="#030" -->
-### My Tracking
+### My Tracking Example
 
-- Gym sessions tracker<!-- .element: class="fragment" -->
-    - A4 sheet per week<!-- .element: class="fragment" -->
-    - table of exercises for tracking effort<!-- .element: class="fragment" -->
-- Work session log<!-- .element: class="fragment" -->
-    - digital journal<!-- .element: class="fragment" -->
-    - one line per day of what I worked on<!-- .element: class="fragment" -->
-    - brief and simple, use of keywords<!-- .element: class="fragment" -->
-
-Once a habit is firmly established, I drop the tracking.<!-- .element: class="fragment" -->
+#### Gym sessions<!-- .element: class="fragment" -->
+- A4 sheet per week, daily tracking<!-- .element: class="fragment" -->
+- table of exercises + time and effort<!-- .element: class="fragment" -->
 
 -V-
 <!-- .slide: data-background-color="#030" -->
-#### Gym sessions tracker
+
+#### Book of workouts
 <img src="slides/habit_tracker_book.jpg" alt="Book" class="r-stretch">
 -V-
 <!-- .slide: data-background-color="#030" -->
+
 #### One page per week
 <img src="slides/habit_tracker_page.jpg" alt="Book" class="r-stretch">
 -V-
 <!-- .slide: data-background-color="#030" data-background-image="slides/habit_tracker_100.jpg" -->
+
 #### 100 weeks in a row<br/>(1.92 years) <!-- .element: class="text-over-image" -->
 
+-V-
+<!-- .slide: data-background-color="#030" -->
+### 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
+
 ---
 <!-- .slide: data-background-color="#542" data-background="slides/todo_today.jpg" data-background-size="contain" data-background-opacity="0.4" -->
 ### TOOL: ToDo Today  <!-- .element: class="text-over-image" -->
@@ -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!
-
----
-<!-- .slide: data-background-color="#542" data-background="slides/daily_heroism.jpg" data-background-size="contain" data-background-opacity="0.5" -->
-### TOOL: Daily Heroism <!-- .element: class="text-over-image" -->
-[Philip Zimbardo] <!-- .element: class="reference-author" -->
-
--V-
-<!-- .slide: data-background-color="#542" data-background="slides/daily_heroism.jpg" data-background-size="contain" data-background-opacity="0.1" -->
-Take a small step out of your comfort zone.
-
-Daily.
-
--V-
-<!-- .slide: data-background-color="#542" data-background="slides/daily_heroism.jpg" data-background-size="contain" data-background-opacity="0.1" -->
-#### 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<br/> the hole is too deep for comfort.
-<!-- .element: class="fragment" -->
-
--V-
-<!-- .slide: data-background-color="#030" -->
-### My Heroism
-
-Game of smalltalk
-
-- chat up random people<!-- .element: class="fragment" -->
-- do it before you rationalize a reason to back out<!-- .element: class="fragment" -->

slides/intro.md

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 -V-
 
-### Expanding potential
+Modern world brought us... <!-- .element: class="fragment" -->
 
-Never before in history did we have so much... <!-- .element: class="fragment" -->
-
-- safety, stability, life expectancy <!-- .element: class="fragment" -->
-- freedom, opportunity <!-- .element: class="fragment" -->
+- safety, stability, long life <!-- .element: class="fragment" -->
+- freedom, opportunities <!-- .element: class="fragment" -->
 - accessible information, knowledge <!-- .element: class="fragment" -->
 
 ...and **so many options** to choose from!
@@ -283,12 +281,3 @@ by Martin Seligman
 by Leo Babauta
 
 <img data-src="slides/books/focus.jpg" alt="Book cover" class="r-stretch" />
-
--V-
-<!-- .slide: data-background-color="#030" -->
-
-*Leaders Eat Last*
-
-by Simon Sinek
-
-<img data-src="slides/books/leaders.jpg" alt="Book cover" class="r-stretch" />

slides/motivation.md

@@ -43,9 +43,11 @@ Two phases:<!-- .element: class="fragment" -->
 -V-
 <!-- .slide: data-background-image="slides/goal_based_motivation.jpg" data-background-size="contain" data-background-opacity="0.1" -->
 
-**Pros:** it works!
+**Pros:**
+- it works!<!-- .element: class="fragment" -->
 
-**Cons:** it causes us damage,<br />it is not sustainable
+**Cons:**
+- it causes us damage,<br />it is not sustainable
 <!-- .element: class="fragment" -->
 
 Joy fades, requiring more demanding goals. <!-- .element: class="fragment" -->
@@ -87,6 +89,17 @@ And it feels good.<!-- .element: class="fragment" -->
 
 ---
 
+### Personal vision
+<!-- .slide: data-background-image="slides/group_vision.jpg" data-background-size="contain" data-background-opacity="0.1" -->
+
+How we'd like to spend our limited time.<!-- .element: class="fragment" -->
+
+- activities we'd like to be doing<!-- .element: class="fragment" -->
+- milestones we'd like to pass<!-- .element: class="fragment" -->
+- journey-based internal motivation<!-- .element: class="fragment" -->
+
+---
+
 ### Meaning
 <!-- .slide: data-background-image="slides/group_vision.jpg" data-background-size="contain" data-background-opacity="0.1" -->
 When your actions have positive impact on others,<br />
@@ -100,23 +113,12 @@ it gives them a deeper meaning.<!-- .element: class="fragment" -->
 
 -V-
 
-### Personal vision
-<!-- .slide: data-background-image="slides/group_vision.jpg" data-background-size="contain" data-background-opacity="0.1" -->
-
-How we'd like to spend our limited time.<!-- .element: class="fragment" -->
-
-- activities we'd like to be doing<!-- .element: class="fragment" -->
-- milestones we'd like to pass<!-- .element: class="fragment" -->
-- journey-based internal motivation<!-- .element: class="fragment" -->
-
--V-
-
 ### Group vision
 <!-- .slide: data-background-image="slides/group_vision.jpg" data-background-size="contain" data-background-opacity="0.2" -->
 Cooperation of individual visions.<!-- .element: class="fragment" -->
 
-- it boosts the entire group <!-- .element: class="fragment" -->
-- as well as one's own potential <!-- .element: class="fragment" -->
+- working together helps the group <!-- .element: class="fragment" -->
+- it also boosts one's own potential <!-- .element: class="fragment" -->
 
 > The whole is greater than the sum of its parts.
 <!-- .element: class="fragment" -->
@@ -147,16 +149,12 @@ What gets out of bed in the morning?<!-- .element: class="fragment" -->
 ### Personal SWOT
 
 <div class="flex-container flex-wrap flex-table flex-table-2">
-    <div><h4>S</h4>Strengths</div><!-- .element: class="fragment" -->
-    <div><h4>W</h4>Weaknesses</div><!-- .element: class="fragment" -->
-    <div><h4>O</h4>Opportunities</div><!-- .element: class="fragment" -->
-    <div><h4>T</h4>Threats</div><!-- .element: class="fragment" -->
+    <div><h4>S</h4>Strengths</div>
+    <div><h4>W</h4>Weaknesses</div>
+    <div><h4>O</h4>Opportunities</div>
+    <div><h4>T</h4>Threats</div>
 </div>
 
--V-
-<!-- .slide: data-background-color="#542" -->
-Time to reflect on yourself!
-
 -V-
 <!-- .slide: data-background-color="#542" -->
 #### Strengths
@@ -201,47 +199,49 @@ These can be improved, but don't devote too much time to it. <!-- .element: clas
 -V-
 <!-- .slide: data-background-color="#030" -->
 #### 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-
 <!-- .slide: data-background-color="#030" -->
 #### 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.<!-- .element: class="fragment" -->
 
 -V-
 <!-- .slide: data-background-color="#030" -->
 #### 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-
 <!-- .slide: data-background-color="#030" -->
 #### Threats
-- changed role: boring / stressful / annoying
-- changed job:
-    - low pay / annoying co-workers / toxic&nbsp;workplace / long commute
+- changed role or job
+    - boring / stressful / annoying
+    - annoying co-workers / toxic&nbsp;workplace
+    - lower pay / long commute
     - having to use Windows
-- more exposure - personal attacks
+- more exposure leading to personal attacks
 
 -V-
 <!-- .slide: data-background-color="#030" -->
 #### My Observations
-- my SWOT felt misaligned with the current career (people management)<!-- .element: class="fragment" -->
+- my SWOT felt misaligned with the current career (coding vs. people management)<!-- .element: class="fragment" -->
 - Threats already applied to the current situation<!-- .element: class="fragment" -->
 
-Change was desirable and not even that risky.<!-- .element: class="fragment" -->
+Change was apparently needed + low risk.<!-- .element: class="fragment" -->
 
 ---
 <!-- .slide: data-background-color="#542" -->
@@ -255,11 +255,10 @@ Change was desirable and not even that risky.<!-- .element: class="fragment" -->
 <!-- .slide: data-background-color="#030" -->
 ### 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.<!-- .element: class="fragment"
 
 Finding a beta version is easier<br />so you won't procrastinate to start!<!-- .element: class="fragment" -->
 
--V-
-<!-- .slide: data-background-color="#542" -->
-#### Answer these...
-
-1. Favorite quote/idea that resonates?
-2. Life values?
-3. Fulfilling activities?
-4. Meaningful activities?
-
 -V-
 <!-- .slide: data-background-color="#030" -->
 ### My Beta-Vision
@@ -346,18 +336,11 @@ Finding a beta version is easier<br />so you won't procrastinate to start!<!-- .
 ### Final Personal Vision
 
 <p>
-A few paragraphs of what you want to be doing,
-<br>
-taking into account the analysis from the previous steps.
+A few paragraphs of what you want to be doing.
 </p>
 <!-- .element: class="fragment" -->
--V-
-<!-- .slide: data-background-color="#030" -->
-### My Final Vision
-
-WIP
-
 ---
+
 <!-- .slide: data-background-color="#542" -->
 ### Act Now!
 
@@ -386,4 +369,4 @@ Starting small is fine, as long as you start!<!-- .element: class="fragment" -->
     - to avoid overthinking it<!-- .element: class="fragment" -->
     - to figure out if I need to scale it out<!-- .element: class="fragment" -->
 - I regularly experienced flow, improved my mood, raised my skills and really enjoyed doing it.<!-- .element: class="fragment" -->
-- having a vision is one thing, but acting on it is also essential<!-- .element: class="fragment" -->
+- having a vision for your life is nice, but acting on it is essential<!-- .element: class="fragment" -->

slides/objectivity.md

@@ -8,22 +8,6 @@ Aligning our assumptions with reality.
 
 ---
 
-### Real world
-
-is complex and ever-changing.
-
-### Mental model <!-- .element: class="fragment" data-fragment-index="2" -->
-
-is our understanding of the world and its rules. <!-- .element: class="fragment" data-fragment-index="2" -->
-
--V-
-
-Mental models have varying levels of *objectivity*,
-
-i.e. how much they correspond to reality.
-
----
-
 ### Dunning-Kruger effect
 
 is a cognitive bias<!-- .element: class="fragment " -->
@@ -59,7 +43,6 @@ overestimate their abilities.<!-- .element: class="fragment " -->
 - check your facts, use reliable sources<!-- .element: class="fragment " -->
 - question your intuition<!-- .element: class="fragment " -->
 - seek external feedback<!-- .element: class="fragment " -->
-- search for both proof and disproof of facts<!-- .element: class="fragment " -->
 
 -V-
 <!-- .slide: data-background-color="#030" -->

slides/outcomes.md

@@ -5,27 +5,13 @@
 -V-
 <!-- .slide: data-background="slides/outcomes.jpg" data-background-size="contain" data-background-opacity="0.1" -->
 <!-- .slide: data-background-color="#033" -->
+Flow brings outcomes and they keep us going:
 
-Daily meaningful activities
-
-using skills you already have
-
-gets you into flow.
-
--V-
-<!-- .slide: data-background="slides/outcomes.jpg" data-background-size="contain" data-background-opacity="0.1" -->
-<!-- .slide: data-background-color="#033" -->
-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.<!-- .element: class="fragment" -->
+
 -V-
 
-#### So we stay down
+Negative feedback loop may keep us down,
 
-due to the negative feedback loop:
-
-Negativity and pessimism reinforce themselves.<!-- .element: class="fragment" -->
+unproductive, in a bad mood.
 
 -V-
 
-We need **emotional stability** to keep us going.
+We need **emotional stability** to keep on going.
 
 ---
 <!-- .slide: data-background="slides/hamster_in_box.jpg" data-background-size="contain" data-background-opacity="0.9" data-transition="slide-in fade-out"  -->
@@ -110,6 +96,22 @@ Because it learned it is no use to even try.<!-- .element: class="fragment" -->
 
 ---
 
+#### Positive Cycle of Flow
+<!-- .slide: data-background-image="slides/flow_cycle.jpg" data-background-size="contain" data-background-opacity="0.1" data-transition="slide-in fade-out" -->
+1. Do meaningful actions<!-- .element: class="fragment " -->
+2. Feel good<!-- .element: class="fragment " -->
+3. Growing skills<!-- .element: class="fragment " -->
+4. Believe in yourself<!-- .element: class="fragment " -->
+5. GOTO 1<!-- .element: class="fragment " -->
+
+-V-
+<!-- .slide: data-background-color="#030" data-background="slides/flow_cycle.jpg" data-background-size="contain" data-background-opacity="0.06" data-transition="slide-out fade-in" -->
+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.<!-- .element: class="fragment" -->
 
 ---
 
-#### Positive Cycle of Flow
-<!-- .slide: data-background-image="slides/flow_cycle.jpg" data-background-size="contain" data-background-opacity="0.1" data-transition="slide-in fade-out" -->
-1. Do meaningful actions<!-- .element: class="fragment " -->
-2. Feel good<!-- .element: class="fragment " -->
-3. Growing skills<!-- .element: class="fragment " -->
-4. Believe in yourself<!-- .element: class="fragment " -->
-5. GOTO 1<!-- .element: class="fragment " -->
--V-
-<!-- .slide: data-background-color="#030" data-background="slides/flow_cycle.jpg" data-background-size="contain" data-background-opacity="0.06" data-transition="slide-out fade-in" -->
-My morning routine of flow
-
-definitely helped!
-
----
-
 #### How to orient yourself towards the future?
 
 Personal Vision <!-- .element: class="fragment fade-right" -->
@@ -172,16 +159,12 @@ Personal Vision <!-- .element: class="fragment fade-right" -->
 
 Choice of attitude <!-- .element: class="fragment fade-left" -->
 
----
+-V-
 
 We are free to choose our reaction to events.
 
 [Viktor Frankl] <!-- .element: class="reference-author" -->
 
--V-
-
-We choose **how we interpret** our past.
-
 ---
 <!-- .slide: data-background="slides/choice_of_attitude.jpg" data-background-size="contain" data-background-opacity="0.3" -->
 <!-- .slide: data-background-color="#542" -->

slides/overview.md

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-## In this episode...
+## What to expect today?
 <!-- .slide: data-background-color="#033" -->
 -V-
 
@@ -18,38 +18,38 @@ How to stop procrastinating...
 
 ---
 
-## TL;DR
+## 4 sections
 <!-- .slide: data-background-color="#033" -->
 -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.