Listen here: Welcome back to another podcast episode. In this one we answer a question that was asked by Shreyas: I would love to listen to how you and Julian manage your lives in terms of day time jobs + PyBites + families! I know you touch upon it a few times in the few… Continue reading How to get more things done consistently?
Articles on Productivity
The importance of setting boundaries
By PyBites Team on 5 August 2022
Listen here: This week we talk aboutĀ boundariesĀ (again), specially at work. How can it be that 12 hour days are becoming the norm? This has to stop! And it’s insidious, because the extra work always seems to sneak in! First we look at where we think this is coming from. Then we offer some practical tips… Continue reading The importance of setting boundaries
The Importance of Disconnecting as a Developer
By Hugh Tipping on 30 June 2022
You don’t need library to download the scent of honeysuckle. You can hear the music of a chattering creek without a secure connection or authentication. We spend so much time connected to and with our tech and our code that we forget what it feels like to be connected to the world around us, to… Continue reading The Importance of Disconnecting as a Developer
Automating the Boring Stuff and Plotting Student Data
By Russell Helmstedter on 28 June 2022
My name is Russell Helmstedter. I am a middle school math and computer science teacher at De Anza Academy of Technology & the Arts (DATA). My first exposure to Python was in March of 2020. For some reason, I was stuck at home and couldn’t go out and do things. I decided to learn how… Continue reading Automating the Boring Stuff and Plotting Student Data
How to stay motivated and beat procrastination
By PyBites Team on 2 June 2022
Listen now: Whether you like it or not we are emotional species so you have to manage your motivation, it’s not a given! In this week’s podcast we feature two segments from our productivity course: motivation and procrastination. We teach you various techniques to keep your motivation high: – Desire breathes motivation. – Go back… Continue reading How to stay motivated and beat procrastination
How to achieve more deep work
By Bob Belderbos on 11 May 2022
Listen now: How much deep work do you get done on a typical work day? In our case, we thought plenty. It turns out that lately it’s been less and less. As the authors of Practical Productivity with PyBites this came as quite a shock! But as you’ll learn in this episode, productivity is insidious. You can be… Continue reading How to achieve more deep work
Give It Just Five Minutes
By Hugh Tipping on 1 April 2022
You know those nights when you want to work on writing or your coding project or side gig? You want to grow outside of the confines of a day-to-day job but you feel like the job has taken everything out of you. You get tired. You feel like you’re on the last bar of the… Continue reading Give It Just Five Minutes
Applying the Hedgehog Concept to Learning Python
By Bob Belderbos on 20 August 2021
In this post we’ll look at how to apply the hedgehog concept to get more meaningful work done using Python and in your career. The other day I posted on Twitter: Don’t get stuck in tutorial paralysis, start building. Yes, it’s uncomfortable but you will learn so much more by deliberately applying what you learn… Continue reading Applying the Hedgehog Concept to Learning Python
Rockstar Python Developers Need Great communication Skills Too
By Anthony Lister on 4 May 2020
Mentoring children is a whole new challenge, and one that served to help me think about my own communication and empathy skills at work too.
Effective Developers Leverage Their Toolset
By Bob Belderbos on 6 April 2020
Last week I did a couple of shared screen sessions debugging and teaching. I paused and reflected on the tools I used and how I sharpened my sword over the years.