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Reading

Read enough, and you become a connoisseur. Then you naturally gravitate more toward theory, concepts, nonfiction.

Best Advices:

  • The Day You Became A Better Writer & Second Version by Scott Adams Even though I am a very good writer and I’ve been writing a lot since I was young, I still open up that blog post and put it in the background anytime I’m writing anything important. It’s that good. I use it as my basic template for how to write well. Think about the title, “The Day You Became a Better Writer.” It’s such a powerful title. He teaches you in one small blog post the importance of surprise, the importance of headlines, the importance of being brief and directed, not using some adjectives and adverbs, using active not the passive voice, etc. This one blog post right there will change your writing style forever if you put your ego down and absorb it properly.

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Twitter accounts:

Powerful Twitter Lists

Newsletters (I have subscribed to)

Startup Advice

Talks

  • Harari’s Sapiens in lecture/course from on youtube.

Podcasts

  • The Changelog - high-quality conversations with engineers, leaders, innovators in the tech world.

  • DevPath.fm - conversations with industry veterans about their software engineering careers and learnings.

  • Greater Than Code - a podcast with frequent software engineering guests from underrepresented groups. Weekly episodes on the human side of tech.

  • Heavy Networking from Packet Pushers - About data networking. Continuous professional development. Architecture and design, software defined, cloud, routing, switching, security, wireless, campus, enterprise, and more. Technical discussions with vendors about their products, deep dialog with real people who make networks work.

  • Underlay - Exploring the intersection of digital infrastructure and the humans who depend on it.

  • Community Made - Lessons, learnings, and key insights from the world’s most fascinating entrepreneurs

  • PING - Podcast of APNIC

  • Cisco TechBeat - Cisco TechBeat features inspirational guests from around the world that drive innovation

  • Packet Pushers Podcasts - The Packet Pushers Podcast Network

  • The Routing Table Podcast - The Routing Table podcast is hosted by Melchior Aelmans and Rick Mur.

  • North Star Podcast by David Perell - A deep dive into the stories, habits, ideas, strategies and methods that drive fulfilled people and create enormous success for them. They’re guided by purpose, live with intense joy, learn passionately, and see the world with a unique lens. Each episode lets us soak in their hard-earned wisdom and apply it to our lives. Guests include Neil deGrasse Tyson, Seth Godin, and Tyler Cowen.

Appendix 1: Collection of Tech Blogs

Appendix 2: Online Tech Communities

Appendix 3: Yearly Retrospective & Planning Template