Sunday, May 31, 2020

Interesting Podcast: "Nutrition in Crisis with Dr Krist Scott Dixon"

I've just listened to this great Barbell Logic podcast with Krista Scott-Dixon talking about practicing good nutrition habits in this time of crisis:

Interesting Podcast: "Radical Self-Honesty"

I've just listened to this great Barbell Logic podcast talking about how self-honesty can be the key to personal and professional growth:

Interesting Talk: "Everything was forever, until it was no more"

I've just watched this interesting talk by Alexei Yurchak

Interesting Documentary film: "The Dark Ages: An Age Of Light (and IV)"

I've just watched this great documentary film by Waldemar Januszczak

Interesting Podcast: "Why You Should Make More Mistakes (and Own Up to Them)"

I've just listened to this great Barbell Logic podcast talking about the value of making mistakes, owning up to them, and learning from them:

Interesting Talk: "Vipassana Meditation and Body Sensation"

I've just watched this interesting talk by Eilona Ariel

Books I read (January - May 2020)

January
- Waltzing with Bears: Managing Risk on Software Projects, Tom DeMarco, Timothy R. Lister
- An Armenian Sketchbook (Добро вам!), Vasily Grossman
- La flor púrpura, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
- El día 3, Miguel Á. Giner Bou, Cristina Durán, Laura Ballester
- A Practical Guide to Testing in DevOps, Katrina Clokie
- La espada de Damocles (Finstere Zeiten: Zur Krise in Griechenland), Petros Márkaris
- The Phoenix Project: A Novel About IT, DevOps, and Helping Your Business Win, Gene Kim, Kevin Behr, George Spafford
- Bartleby, el escribiente (Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street), Herman Melville
- Señora de rojo sobre fondo gris, Miguel Delibes
- Neverwhere, Neil Gaiman

February
- Personal Kanban: Mapping Work, Navigating Life, Jim Benson, Tonianne DeMaria Barry
- The Art of Peace, Morihei Ueshiba
- Theory of Constraints, Eliyahu M. Goldratt
- Johnny Cash: I See a Darkness, Reinhard Kleist

March
- The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay, Michael Chabon
- Vampir, Joann Sfar (2nd time)
- Lean Software Development: An Agile Toolkit, Mary Poppendieck, Tom Poppendieck
- Dune, Frank Herbert
- Stoner, John Williams

April
- The Wanderer, Fritz Leiber
- Dune Messiah, Frank Herbert
- Bloodchild, Octavia E. Butler
- Children of Dune, Frank Herbert

May
- Agile Coaching, Rachel Davies, Liz Sedley
- Guía de la buena comunicación, Gerardo Sánchez Lozano
- Go Tell It on the Mountain, James Baldwin.
- Ikigai: The Japanese secret to a long and happy life (audiobook), Héctor García, Francesc Miralles
- Yes to Life: In Spite of Everything, Viktor E. Frankl

Monday, May 25, 2020

Interesting Talk: "Escaping the Technical Debt Cycle"

I've just watched this interesting talk by Michael Feathers

Interesting Talk: "Quit social media"

I've just watched this interesting talk by Cal Newport

Interesting Interview: "Noam Chomsky interview for the documentary Better Left Unsaid"

I've just watched this interesting interview with Noam Chomsky

Interesting Talk: "Barking Up the Wrong Tree"

I've just watched this interesting talk by Eric Barker

Interesting Talk: "The legacy of Covid-19"

I've just watched this interesting talk by Yuval Noah Harari

Interesting Talk: "Domain Storytelling"

I've just watched this interesting talk by Mufrid Krilic

Interesting Talk: "Goal Setting Is a Hamster Wheel. Learn to Set Systems Instead"

I've just watched this interesting talk by Adam Alter

Interesting Talk: "Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance"

I've just watched this interesting talk by Angela Duckworth

Interesting Talk: "The power of believing that you can improve"

I've just watched this interesting talk by Carol Dweck

Interesting Talk: "Behavior Change For Good"

I've just watched this interesting talk by Angela Duckworth

Interesting Talk: "Self-Control Stategies for School-Age Children"

I've just watched this interesting talk by Angela Duckworth

Monday, May 11, 2020

Books I read (January - April 2020)

January
- Waltzing with Bears: Managing Risk on Software Projects, Tom DeMarco, Timothy R. Lister
- An Armenian Sketchbook (Добро вам!), Vasily Grossman
- La flor púrpura, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
- El día 3, Miguel Á. Giner Bou, Cristina Durán, Laura Ballester
- A Practical Guide to Testing in DevOps, Katrina Clokie
- La espada de Damocles (Finstere Zeiten: Zur Krise in Griechenland), Petros Márkaris
- The Phoenix Project: A Novel About IT, DevOps, and Helping Your Business Win, Gene Kim, Kevin Behr, George Spafford
- Bartleby, el escribiente (Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street), Herman Melville
- Señora de rojo sobre fondo gris, Miguel Delibes
- Neverwhere, Neil Gaiman

February
- Personal Kanban: Mapping Work, Navigating Life, Jim Benson, Tonianne DeMaria Barry
- The Art of Peace, Morihei Ueshiba
- Theory of Constraints, Eliyahu M. Goldratt
- Johnny Cash: I See a Darkness, Reinhard Kleist

March
- The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay, Michael Chabon
- Vampir, Joann Sfar (2nd time)
- Lean Software Development: An Agile Toolkit, Mary Poppendieck, Tom Poppendieck
- Dune, Frank Herbert
- Stoner, John Williams

April
- The Wanderer, Fritz Leiber
- Dune Messiah, Frank Herbert
- Bloodchild, Octavia E. Butler
- Children of Dune, Frank Herbert

Friday, May 8, 2020

Interesting Podcast: "Masters of Their Fate: Sully and the Lifters of Greysteel"

I've just listened to this great Barbell Logic podcast with Jonathon Sullivan talking about strategies for working at home without sacrificing efficiency and productivity:

Interesting Documentary film: "A Society of Minds"

I've just watched this great documentary film by Marvin Minsky

Interesting Documentary film: "The Dark Ages: An Age Of Light (III)"

I've just watched this great documentary film by Waldemar Januszczak

Interesting Documentary film: "The Dark Ages: An Age Of Light (II)"

I've just watched this great documentary film by Waldemar Januszczak

Interesting Interview: "Noam Chomsky on COVID & ECONOMY"

I've just watched this interesting interview with Noam Chomsky

Monday, May 4, 2020

Interesting Podcast: "Diet on Cognitive Function, Brain Optimization, Sensorium Part 2"

I've just listened to this great Psychiatry & Psychotherapy Podcast podcast talking about diet on cognitive function:

Interesting Podcast: "How to Fix Emotional Detachment"

I've just listened to this great Psychiatry & Psychotherapy Podcast podcast talking about emotional detachment:

Interesting Documentary film: "The Dark Ages: An Age Of Light (I)"

I've just watched this great documentary film by Waldemar Januszczak

Interesting Podcast: "Work from Home Without Losing Your Mind (or Productivity) with Thomas Frank"

I've just listened to this great Barbell Logic podcast with Thomas Frank talking about strategies for working at home without sacrificing efficiency and productivity:

Interesting Podcast: "Cognitive Distortions and Practicing Truth"

I've just listened to this great Psychiatry & Psychotherapy Podcast podcast talking about cognitive distortions:

Interesting Podcast: "Taking Stock of What's Important"

I've just listened to this great Barbell Logic podcast talking about taking inventory of the things that bring value and joy to your life, and the things that rob from your life:

Interesting Podcast: "5 Tips to Bring Order to the COVID Chaos with Dr. David Puder"

I've just listened to this great Barbell Logic podcast with Dr. David Puder talking about how to address the fear, anxiety, and chaos that many are experiencing during the COVID-19 pandemic:

Interesting Podcast: "Is Social Media Good for Mental Health?"

I've just listened to this great Psychiatry & Psychotherapy Podcast podcast talking about social media and mental health: