TEQnation 2019: Ramon Wieleman & Artem Makarov – Get Shit Done – 25 tips to focus, get work done and become a better developer
Please excuse us for the bad audio quality at the start With the uprise of smartphones, social media and IoT, our day-to-day life is so much different than 10 years ago. We receive hundreds of notifications per day, our email inbox is getting filled on evenings and weekends and we only see successful people on our social media timelines. Also our working environments changed, since a lot of offices have an open-space strategy with flexible workspaces. In this new reality, it’s getting harder and harder to focus and concentrate on difficult tasks that demand dedication and commitment. We live by the minute, search for instant gratification and getting our inbox and tasklist to zero is a goal on itself. In this session we will present you with 25 practical tips and tricks to change your daily lifestyle and get more shit done as a developer. We give tips about changing your daily tasks, create priorities to advance in your career and personal life and provide you with review tools to measure the set goals. With these tips and tricks you will experience less stress so that you can focus on your overall goals and things that actually matter. This session isn’t the holy grail, but it’s just our vision on how we get work done. We believe this can be insightful for a lot of developers, who are facing the same problems. Feel free to share you productivity tips and tricks with us with #TNgetshitdone
Bio Ramon
Ramon Wieleman is the founder of Code Nomads and board member of the AmsterdamJUG. In his chaotic life, he is always looking for new shortcuts and life hacks to structurize his work and private life to be more productive. He read a lot of books about this topic and experimented a lot with time management systems, writing notes, calendar apps and redesigning his workplace. Ramon has been engaged with the Dutch Java community since 2013, while working as a community manager for the NLJUG in the past and being a board member for the AmsterdamJUG since 2018.
Bio Artem
Artem Makarov is a Software Developer at Code Nomads and he also likes to work on one of his DIY electronics engineering home projects. He is always looking for new ways for optimizing and automating routine tasks, both for himself and for his team. Herefore, he developed various methods and tricks on how to stay motivated and efficient, even when a project seems to be doomed. His life hacks can be applied for his profession, as well for his personal life.
