21 posts tagged with "motivation"

One thing that shocks new developers (and the people around them) is just how much time is required for learning, relearning, building new…

Practically everyone you talk to these days is struggling to varying degrees. Lives have been thrown into chaos, and there is a tremendous…

Code For Cash Surveys and studies indicate that the most common reason for missing work is "being sick". While this is a general term for…

When Will and BJ started this show they had been friends for a long time. They'd seen each other through good and bad times. That's part of…

A lot of us would like to do more with our lives, but find ourselves getting blocked by our own laziness, lack of motivation, or simply not…

Impostor syndrome is defined as "a concept describing high-achieving individuals who are marked by an inability to internalize their…

Will and BJ have gone from occasional attendance to planning and then organizing in their local community. Throughout this episode the guys…

Motivation is defined as "the reason or reasons one has for acting or behaving in a particular way" or "the general desire or willingness of…

Continuing the New Year theme the guys review their resolutions from last year and discuss how they accomplished or missed them. Then they…

Most of the literature about habit formation state it takes 3-4 weeks to form a new habit. A lot of times you have habits that don't serve…

This week the guys are joined by Cody Rockwood a lead front-end developer/designer with the State of Tennessee. Cody has a little over eight…

This week the guys invited their friend Erin Orstrom to join them in a round table discussion on their different experiences in learning to…

This episode is a culmination of several previous episodes and ones yet to be recorded. It puts the pieces together in a way to help you…

Typically social awkwardness is defined as feeling nervous or uncomfortable in social settings. For most socially awkwardness people…

This week we celebrate one year of producing Complete Developer Podcast. It is exciting as we hit our goal for the year a month early. In…

Soulbound by Bethany Adams available on Amazon "You want to set realistic expectations for your future work." The second half of starting a…

You wake up at 5:30 in the morning. Get showered, brush teeth and hair, dress, walk the dogs, get the kids ready and fed breakfast and out…

A study conducted at Harvard University found that while individuals see themselves as less competent when asking questions the advice giver…

A study conducted at Harvard University found that while individuals see themselves as less competent when asking questions the advice giver…

As we approach the end of the year BJ and Will discuss strategies for setting goals to take back control of your life. Actively setting and…

In this the tenth episode Will and BJ discuss ten reasons a programmer or hobbyist might not want to go into full time development. It is…