Soft Skills

Table of Contents

Why this book is unlike any book you've ever read

SECTION 1: CAREER

Getting started with a "BANG!": Don't do what everyone else does

Thinking about the future: What are your goals?

People skills: You need them more than you think

Hacking the interview

Employment options: Enumerate your choices

What kind of software developer are you?

Not all companies are equal

Climbing the corporate ladder

Being a professional

Freedom: How to quit your job

Freelancing: Going out on your own

Creating your first product

Do you want to start a startup?

Working remotely survival strategies

Fake it till you make it

Resumes are BORING—Let's fix that

Don't get religious about technology

SECTION 2: MARKETING YOURSELF

Marketing basics for code monkeys

Building a brand that gets you noticed

Creating a wildly successful blog

Your primary goal: Add value to others

#UsingSocialNetworks

Speaking, presenting, and training: Speak geek

Writing books and articles that attract a following

Don't be afraid to look like an idiot

SECTION 3: LEARNING

Learning how to learn: How to teach yourself

My 10-step process

Steps 1-6: Do these once

Steps 7-10: Repeat these

Looking for mentors: Finding your Yoda

Taking on an apprentice: Being Yoda

Teaching: Learn you want? Teach you must.

Do you need a degree or can you "wing it?"

Finding gaps in your knowledge

SECTION 4: PRODUCTIVITY

It all starts with focus

My personal productivity plan

Pomodoro Technique

My quota system: How I get way more done than I should

Holding yourself accountable

Multitasking dos and don'ts

Burnout: I've got the cure!

How you're wasting your time

The importance of having a routine

Developing habits: Brushing your code

Breaking things down: How to eat an elephant

The value of hard work and why you keep avoiding it

Any action is better than no action

SECTION 5: FINANCIAL

What are you going to do with your paycheck?

How to negotiate your salary

Options: Where all the fun is

Bits and bytes of real estate investing

Do you really understand your retirement plan?

The danger of debt: SSDs are expensive

Bonus: How I retired at 33

SECTION 6: FITNESS

Why you need to hack your health

Setting your fitness criteria

Thermodynamics, calories, and you

Motivation: Getting your butt out of the chair

How to gain muscle: Nerds can have bulging biceps

How to get hash-table abs

Starting RunningProgram.exe

Standing desks and other hacks

Tech gear for fitness: Geeking out

SECTION 7: SPIRIT

How the mind influences the body

Having the right mental attitude: Rebooting

Building a positive self-image: Programming your brain

Love and relationships: Computers can't hold your hand

My personal success book list

Facing failure head-on

Parting words

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