Episode 282 | Standa Novak - Extreme Productivity




Developer On Fire show

Summary: <div> <div>Guest:</div> <div> <div><a target="_blank" href="http://wiki.stanov.cz/Hlavn%C3%AD_strana">Standa Novák</a></div> <div><a target="_blank" href="http://twitter.com/StandNov">@StandNov</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="podcast-episode"> <div class="subtitle"> Standa Novak - Extreme Productivity </div> <div class="podcast-summary"> <p>Standa Novák is a software engineer with 5 years of commercial experience, currently working at NetSuite/Oracle. He has also had an almost year-long career as a videogames programmer. He is still creating games in his free time and sometimes streams the development live. In his personal life, he is a dad, sometimes a musician, a video-maker and likes doing anything creative. He likes to take things to extreme levels, in a way of Extreme Programming. For example, practicing the Getting Things Done methodology literally everywhere :)</p> </div> <div class="podcast-chapters"> <h6>Chapters:</h6> <ul> <li><a href="#!"> - Dave introduces the show and Standa Novak</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Applying Getting Things Done to Standa's family</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Extreme Programming</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Standa's history with developing games and how he got into software development</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - The market for game developers</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Standa's extremes and processes for acquiring self-awareness and allocating time to the right activities</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Standa's vision for a "happier world" and his priorities</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Standa's stories of failure - Lessons in humility</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Standa's book recommendation</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - The things that have Standa most excited</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Standa's top 3 tips for delivering more value</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Keeping up with Standa</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="podcast-resources"> <h6>Resources:</h6> <ul> <li><a href="http://wiki.stanov.cz/Hlavn%C3%AD_strana" target="_blank">Standa's Wiki site</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/StaNovStandaNovak" target="_blank">Standa on Facebook</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC98TkA3jqVb5AYlnyAwWVIQ" target="_blank">Standa's YouTube Channel</a></li> <li><a href="https://go.twitch.tv/stanov" target="_blank">Standa on Twitch</a></li> <li><a href="http://gettingthingsdone.com/" target="_blank">Getting Things Done</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00004VVIX/?tag=devonfir-20" target="_blank">David Allen Recommended Label Maker</a></li> <li><a href="http://developeronfire.com/podcast/episode-114-robert-martin-master-craftsman" target="_blank">"Uncle Bob" Martin on Developer On Fire</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/0321278658/?tag=devonfir-20" target="_blank">Extreme Programming Explained: Embrace Change, 2nd Edition (The XP Series) - Kent Beck</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/0137081073/?tag=devonfir-20" target="_blank">The Clean Coder: A Code of Conduct for Professional Programmers - Robert C. Martin</a></li> <li><a href="https://unity3d.com/" target="_blank">Unity Game Engine</a></li> <li><a href="http://ludumdare.com/compo/" target="_blank">Ludum Dare</a></li> <li><a href="http://developeronfire.com/podcast/episode-028-shawn-rakowski-my-life-for-the-code" target="_blank">Shawn Rakowski on Developer On Fire</a></li> <li><a href="https://dinopoloclub.com/minimetro/" target="_blank">Mini Metro</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.madfingergames.com/" target="_blank">Madfinger Games</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.zeitgeistmovie.com/" target="_blank">Zeitgeist Film Series</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/0201633612/?tag=devonfir-20" target="_blank">Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software - Erich Gamma, Richard Helm, Ralph Johnson, John Vlissides</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="podcast-book-recommendation"> <h6>Standa's book recommendation:</h6> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/0143126563/?tag=devonfir-20" target="_blank">Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity - David Allen</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/1577314808/?tag=devonfir-20" target="_blank">The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment - Eckhart Tolle</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="podcast-tips"> <h6>Standa's top 3 tips for delivering more value:</h6> <ol> <li>Be honest wherever and whenever it's both possible and safe</li> <li>Share your incompleteness</li> <li>Have a lower bar for your expectations, be satisfied with what you have, and don't be too hard on yourself</li> </ol> </div> </div>