14 posts tagged with "stress"

Our bodies are designed with certain mechanisms that allow us to be at peak performance when threatened or under attack. In our modern…

The dictionary defines self-talk as "talk or thoughts directed at oneself." Self talk is the way in which you talk to yourself, your…

This topic comes from a listener request made on Twitter. Mina states: "my name is Mina I’m a mid-level backend developer. I really love…

The Enneagram of Personality, or just the Enneagram, is a representation of personalities using a geometric figure, also called an enneagram…

Stress leads to mistakes, increases in bug reports, and pull requests not being accepted. When under stress we don't perform at our optimum…

If you've ever taken a higher paying job just because of the pay increase, there is a good chance that you have some horror stories. Whether…

A journal is a personal record of thoughts, emotions, and experiences that are kept on a regular basis. The idea of recording personal…

Burnout is defined as a "physical or mental collapse caused by overwork or stress" (Oxford dictionary). It typically occurs when you have…

"I've discovered a lot of JavaScript Promises issues because if you throw in a debugger it works." Logging provides routine diagnostic…

Frustration is an emotional reaction resulting from being blocked from reaching a desired outcome. It shows itself as irritability…

This week starts a new series titled Developer Power Techniques. The series will not be in back to back fashion as the Health Series though…

Coming out of a holiday week the guys full on turkey and dressing discuss the impact that distractions have on developers and productivity…

aa-logoThis being a holiday week the guys chose to air a special episode on substance abuse. This was originally part of the Mental Health…

Continuing our series on health concerns for developers we delve into the mental health of developers. Originally this began as one episode…