66 - Mindfulness, Meditation & Productivity

Happy New Year, everyone! In this episode, I'll talk about my new year considerations, reflections and planning routines, some quiet days, different areas in life and some of my experiences.

In this episode I'm interviewing Vlad A. Ionescu. Vlad is the founder of ShiftLeft, has founded two different developer tool companies and is a former engineer at Google and VMware. We talked about all things productivity, and especially Earthly, a tool to improve CI/CD productivity. More about Vlad & Earthly: - Twitter @VladAIonescu - https://vladaionescu.com/ - https://earthly.dev

In this episode, I'll talk about mindfulness and meditation, how they are connected to working productively, my own story in that topic, some research and helpful resources, and why we should care about this topic as developers. Resources: - Video Course: Developer Productivity Masterclass https://www.sebastian-daschner.com/courses/developer-productivity-masterclass - Podcast: Huberman Lab by Dr. Huberman - Paper: A Wandering Mind Is an Unhappy Mind by M. A. Killingsworth and D. T. Gilbert - Book: Mindfulness in Plain English by Henepola Gunaratana - Book: Flow by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

In this episode I'm interviewing Markus Wittwer, who trains knowledge workers in modern mindfulness techniques. We talked about meditation, mindfulness, other productivity techniques, and more. You can find Markus here: - https://www.markuswittwer.de/ - Twitter: @MarkusWittwer

In this episode I'm interviewing Adrian Cole, an engineer working at Tetrate on Open Source projects and well-known contributor to projects such as Zipkin, OpenFeign, Apache jclouds, and wazero. We talked about all things productivity, especially working remotely and working while traveling. You can find Adrian here: - GitHub: codefromthecrypt - LinkedIn: Adrian Cole

Happy New Year! In this episode I'll talk about my resolutions for 2023, how my 2022 ended, some offline time to plan & reflect.

In this episode we talk about caffeine consumption, the interesting effect caffeine has on our productivity and how we feel, other caffeinated drinks, and coffee culture.

In this episode I'm interviewing Aino Corry, a teacher, technical conference editor, and retrospectives facilitator. She has her own company called Metadeveloper. This episode was recorded as part of the Øredev conference in Malmö, Sweden. You can find Aino here: - Twitter: @apaipi - https://metadeveloper.com/

In this episode, I'll talk about how taking a nap can be helpful in working effectively and some tips that might help you if you struggle to fall asleep during the day. Developer Productivity Masterclass: https://www.sebastian-daschner.com/courses/developer-productivity-masterclass

In this episode, I'm interviewing Michele Riva, a software architect, Google Developer Expert, Microsoft MVP, and author of the book 'Real-World Next.js' from Milan, Italy. We recorded this conversation as part of the Øredev conference in Malmö, Sweden. You can find Michele here: - Twitter: @MicheleRivaCode - https://www.micheleriva.it/ - Book: Real-World Next.js