In a remote work world, it's a little more challenging to feel connected to your co-workers. Dave and Nana discuss how important team bonding is and successful team bonding activities (like Fika). 

Have you ever gotten frustrated with yourself while trying to solve a programming problem? Dave and Nana talk about all things problem solving: debugging tips, rituals and habits to help you get out of a bad headspace, getting into a “flow” state (via the Breakout Principle), and more. This conversation is inspired by Dave’s blog post: https://www.scraggo.com/programming-with-more-ease/

In this episode, we discuss the book: Think Like a Rocket Scientist: Simple Strategies You Can Use to Make Giant Leaps in Work and Life by Ozan Varol. We saw lots of ways to apply what we learned in the book to software engineering and life.

Author link:

https://ozanvarol.com/books/

A quick summary:

“Through engaging stories to illustrate key concepts, Varol shares how to Launch, Accelerate, and Achieve. In Launch, he explores the topics of embracing uncertainty, reasoning from first principles, and thinking creatively. In Accelerate, he discusses how we can improve our abilities to solve problems. In Achieve, we learn how to respond to the flip-side outcomes of failure and success.”

credit: https://mentalpivot.com/book-notes-think-like-a-rocket-scientist-by-ozan-varol/

Dave and Nana talk about their experiences giving presentations, and share tips along the way!

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Dave and Nana take the 16personalities.com test to discover their Myers Briggs Type Indicators.

Want to discover your 5 letters? Take the test here.

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Dave and Nana discuss the ways they reflect on life via journaling. 

The article we talked about: https://www.dickiebush.com/articles/My-10-go-to-reflection-questions

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Dave and Nana talk about interviewing in the software engineering field.

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Dave and Nana reminisce about their work from home year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Some tips to adjust transitioning from office to remote:

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Dave and Nana talk about creating effective resumes in the software engineering field.

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