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	Podcast:		Developer On Fire
	Episode:		Episode 096 \| Chad Fowler - Being Deliberate
	Category:		Technology
	Duration:		00:51:30
	Publish Date:		2016-02-09 18:00:00
	Description:		Guest: Chad Fowler @chadfowler Chad Fowler talks with Dave Rael about being mindful, working at Microsoft, fear of letting people down, and being deliberate Chad Fowler is an internationally known software developer, trainer, manager, speaker, and musician. Over the past decade he has worked with some of the world’s largest companies and most admired software developers. Chad works for Microsoft, leading Wunderlist and Venture Partner at BlueYard Capital. He is co-founder and organizer of RubyConf and RailsConf and author or co-author of a number of popular software books, including Rails Recipes and The Passionate Programmer: Creating a Remarkable Career in Software Development. Chapters: 0:28 - Dave introduces the show and Chad Fowler 2:58 - From music to programming 5:18 - Wunderlist and Chad's story of joining Microsoft 10:18 - Chad's definition of value 13:59 - The things that "light Chad up" 17:57 - Value not easily recognizable - "I want our users to feel it..." 18:45 - Chad's story of failure - "The big rewrite" - wasting time - "I let people down" 24:02 - Chad's story of success - Wunderlist - pushing in the right places and staying out of the way 26:45 - The makings of a fun, rewarding, and productive workplace and the importance of fun 28:34 - Eating his own dogfood - Chad on using Wunderlist 29:44 - The importance of being deliberate 30:54 - The todo list application is the new Hello World 32:46 - How Chad stays current with what he needs to know (or doesn't) 34:34 - Meditation, mindset, and a great story about living with a Tibetan monk - favor mindfulness - meditation is practice for minfulness 36:29 - Chad's book recommendations 39:10 - The things that have Chad most excited 40:47 - Chad's greatest sources of pain 42:35 - The things about which Chad like to geek out apart from software 44:27 - Chad's prediction for the future of software 47:04 - Chad's top tip for delivering more value 49:17 - Keeping up with Chad Resources: Chad's Blog The Passionate Programmer: Creating a Remarkable Career in Software Development - Chad Fowler Chad's Books Wunderlist BlueYard Capital RubyConf RailsConf ELIZA Doom Tom Preston-Werner - How I Turned Down $300,000 from Microsoft to go Full-Time on GitHub Simon Peyton Jones Stop Improving Yourself - Robert Whitcomb Chad On Being 40 Maslow's hierarchy of needs Chad On The Big Rewrite Two Awesome Hours: Science-Based Strategies to Harness Your Best Time and Get Your Most Important Work Done - Josh Davis Chad's Talk: Don't Follow the Lemmings Doom Metal Funeral Doom Metal Amazon Drone Delivery Craig Newmark and Customer Service Chad's book recommendation: Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance - Robert M. Pirsig The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don't Work and What to Do About It - Michael E. Gerber Chad's top tip for delivering more value: Practice empathy
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