Hello again, this is Kevin O’Shaughnessy from zombiecodekill.com presenting another question and answer session with some of the world’s top developers.
Last year’s Q&A on career strategies was so much fun and so popular that we just had to do …
Category Archives: Productivity
2015’s Top Seven Audiobooks
Radio is noise. If you’re serious about growing your mind on the go, audiobooks are the answer. We burn countless hours driving, exercising, and working around the house. So everyone has time to leverage the power of audiobooks. I made …
Improve Your Technical Reading Skills
Over the past few of years I have read a lot on programming and other technical topics. Some of the books have been very in depth with lots of detailed code examples. It’s easy to say you read a technical …
Strategies for Content Consumption
Until very recently, I found myself with very little time to dedicate to pursuits outside of my family. If you were to ask around, everyone close to me agrees I prioritized the right stuff. However, while working on getting caught …
Q&A: Successful Developer Career Strategies
Hello again, this is Kevin O’Shaughnessy from zombiecodekill.com presenting a special question and answer session with some of the world’s top developers.
The field of computer science is huge, far too wide for anyone to master in all areas. We …
Four Aspiring Outlier Mistakes to Avoid
Hello again this is Kevin O’Shaughnessy from ZombieCodeKill. Here are four mistakes that I’ve made in the past and how you can avoid them:
1. Spending more time on social media than on your blog
All of the following …
Are You Solving Real Problems?
Sodoku, crosswords, video games, board games, and sports. These are all invented problems. The world doesn’t wake up each morning hoping that someone will solve a crossword. And although I enjoy football, I have to admit the world isn’t meaningfully …
Reality Check: Counseling for Developer Hero Worshippers
I used to believe that outliers were people who performed superhero feats that I could never hope to match and one glance at my Twitter feed was all I required as absolute proof. Let me show you what I mean.…
Declaring Digital Bankruptcy
I’ve spent the last five days declaring digital bankruptcy. Here was the situation:
- 65 draft emails
- 120 unread emails
- Desktops buried in icons on three separate machines
- Ten unfinished blog posts
- Over a dozen projects “in process”
I had a …
Passive Consumption And The Ever-tempting Screen
Right now I’m sitting on a 7.5 hour British Airways flight from London to Chicago. Its a 747 with TV screens throughout and a long list of free movies to choose from. One point is striking: when given this long …