Topic Archive

Mindset

  • Technology and Mindset with new PDM Coach Hugh Tipping

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    Listen now: This week we welcome Hugh Tipping, our newest Pybites Developer Mindset (PDM) Coach, to the podcast! These 34 minutes are packed full of inspiration and insight into Hugh’s motivations as a coach. Hugh shares his thoughts on many of the concepts that we actually address within PDM so if you’ve been wondering what it’s like, this is a great one to listen to. Building your portfolio Blogging “Overcoming” Imposter Syndrome Navigating public feedback Stoicism Community in coding Creativity and coding You can follow Hugh here: https://linktr.ee/htipping Books Mentioned: Hugh: Cal Newport – Deep WorkHugh: Cal Newport – So Good They…

  • From Basketball Athlete to DevRel, Dropping the Fear of Failure

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    Listen here: This week we have Tonya Sims on the show to talk about her journey from athlete / basketball player to Python Developer Advocate / DevRel and entrepreneur. We talk about how she combines sports with Python, her business of helping parents of aspiring athlete kids and (of course) the unstoppable developer mindset.  We hope you’ll enjoy this episode and feel free to reach out to Tonya on Twitter or in our Pybites Community. Links:– Deepgram – Automated Speech Recognition (ASR)– Mentioned talk: Faceoff Fun with Python Frameworks: FastAPI vs Flask 2.0– Mentioned Quiet book by Susan Cain

  • The importance of practicing gratitude

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    Listen now: This week we talk about gratitude. Why? We spotted a trend that people are not saying thanks enough. We often suppose things are “just” working, forgetting that there is actually a lot of work involved to keep things running smoothly. Expressing gratitude takes relatively little effort, yet it can have a big impact on the motivation of others, even their lives. We hope you enjoy this episode and don’t forget to practice gratitude (even if it’s only in your own journal, it can boost your happiness). Bob & Julian Links: – For mindset and career tips, subscribe here. –…

  • What’s your definition of a rich life?

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    Listen here: Welcome back to our podcast. It’s easy to get stuck in your own bubble. Julian travelled to the other side of the planet and came to realize that it’s easy to get carried away by the hustle and grind of the day to day. In this episode we reflect on that and talk about 5 axioms Julian found online about what it means to be rich: 1. You want to get rid of the alarm clock. 2. You want to leisurely spend time with people you love. 3. You want to stop worrying about the rent/mortgage or whether you can…

  • 5 tips for overcoming imposter syndrome …

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    “I don’t belong here!”, “Who the hell am I to …” You’re not alone! Imposter syndrome is widespread in our industry. Here are 5 tips to better deal with it: 1. Talk with somebody Be it your manager, colleague, mentor or friend.  This greatly reduces the stress this causes and you’ll realize (like really realize, not read it and nod along) that we all have it. 2. Don’t be too hard on yourself.  Progress takes time and mistakes, allow yourself to make mistakes, that’s where the learning happens. Drop perfectionism, it really exacerbates the problem. As with many of these mindset related…

  • The Importance of Disconnecting as a Developer

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    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 nature, and even to people “in real life.” I suggested to a friend, a talented and prolific coder, who had been feeling stressed and a bit off balance lately, to make a conscious effort to avoid tech, just to be present with her surroundings and…

  • The gift of time

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    Listen now: In this episode we talk about the gift of time.  Are you intentional in how you spend time with people?  We talk about several advantages, why it’s so important for your career, personal growth and life / well being.  And the best thing: it takes relatively little effort and time if you know how to manage it well productivity wise.  Enjoy and ping us if you have preferred topics you want to hear us discuss on our podcast – thanks! Books mentioned:Made to StickTest-Driven Development with Python Pybites Podcast reading list:https://pybitesbooks.com/lists/pybites-podcastJoin our Slack here:https://pybit.es/community/Dedicated podcast channel:https://pybites.slack.com/archives/CMQ796HQQ More information about our PDM…

  • Give It Just Five Minutes

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    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 battery. At the same time you feel like people around you are advancing and progressing on their projects. “How do people do this?”“How can they not be tired?”“Where do they get the time/energy/motivation?” All these questions float around a pool of wonder as you envy…

  • Do You Have a Brag Doc?

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    We received a reply from one of our community members the other day reminding us of an incredibly powerful technique that we use to maintain motivation and build our confidence: the Brag Doc. A brag doc, wins doc, success wall (whatever you call it), is quite simply a document that you create for yourself detailing all of your wins and accomplishments over time. Why? Quite often your biggest enemy is you. What we say to ourselves matters and when we’re feeling demotivated or are having a hard time, it’s easy to spiral into thinking we’re not good enough or that we’re not worth it. …