One of the most common mistakes we make in trying to motivate ourselves is to reward ourselves before we have earned that reward. Buying that new treadmill isn't going to encourage you to run, it is going to make you feel guilty [ read more...]
After talking with many software developers from all around the world, I’ve come to a pretty startling conclusion: most developers hate their jobs. I guess it might not be all that startling to you—especially if you are one of them—but, to me, [ read more...]
Software developers usually make pretty decent salaries, but did you know that companies that hire software developers usually make much more money off of a single software developer than they pay that software developer? I guess, if you think about it, it [ read more...]
If you are a regular reader of my blog, you probably know that for the past few months I've been working on a really big project. I get many emails from developers wanting to know how to boost their career by either [ read more...]
In this episode I go over my own personal fitness plan and explain why I do what I do. If you've ever wondered what I eat and how I workout, this episode will reveal the mystery. The basics of my current plan: [ read more...]
In this episode of Get Up and CODE, I interview Eric Smith about his amazing weight loss of 90 pounds in just about a year. He did all this without a super strict diet or exercise problem. And in case you didn't [ read more...]