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Author: Tanya Reilly Genre: Career, Philosophy, Technology Rating: Lifechanging 🚀 The Book in 3 Sentences The book is a practical guide on what it means to be a staff engineer — how to think big picture, execute effectively and be a positive influence in your organisation It teaches you how to navigate the terrain of your company, create technical vision and strategy, manage your finite time and lead big projects without being a manager Through real world advice and frameworks, it gives you the tools to understand your role, find high impact work and grow as a technical leader 🎨 Impressions The book feels like a conversation with a mentor who has been through it all. It is very practical and grounded in reality — no fluff, just honest advice about what it takes to operate at staff level. The three pillars framework (big picture thinking, execution, positive influence) gave me a lens to evaluate where I spend my time. The chapters on time management and choosing projects hit close to home. ...

Author: Cal Newport Genre: Life Advice, Productivity Rating: Lifechanging 🚀 The Book in 3 Sentences Following your passion is a bad advice Find a work and do deliberate practice to get better in your field and be the absolute best Place little bets (incremental challenges) to turn your work into a missions 🎨 Impressions This book really captures the amount of time we waste trying to find our passion in life and the mission. It takes the urban myth of following your passion and deconstructs as to how it is a bad advice and how we can fail miserably if we don’t have certain skill sets before jumping right into it. One of the most profound things I’ve heard on Huberman Lab’s podcast is we don’t really know what we like, we just pick it up from our surroundings. So we don’t really know what our passion is. ...