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Friendly discussions about life, business, engineering, and learning between Dima Malenko and Slava Rudnytskyi.

  1. 11月14日

    48: Founder Mode

    📺 Watch this episode on YouTube. Dima and Slava discuss "Founder Mode", an essay by Paul Graham about differences between more founders and hired managers in tech companies. Founder Mode Format of an essay What is special about founders? Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky: ‘I Never Called it Founder Mode’ "An argument can be perfectly biased in two different ways." Perils of delegation: where to dive deep and where to step away Is "manager mode" about driving towards short-term objectives and "founder mode" about executing on a long-term vision? "Care about what you do."

    48 分钟

  2. 10月28日

    47: Can you be more specific?

    📺 Watch this episode on YouTube. Dima shares his longing for the necessary details and the right level of abstraction, while Slava tries to persuade him that all the details aren't always necessary and everything can be fine anyway. Dima's knowing-doing gap in working on the theme Is lack of specificity really a problem and when? Level of details is what matters, but are all the details always necessary? Understanding of the details shows even an high level of abstraction Details vs trust

    1 小时 1 分钟

  3. 10月7日

    46: Creative Procrastination

    📺 Watch this episode on YouTube. From the discussion it is not entirely clear if Dima and Slava talk about procrastination that gets in the way of them accomplishing creative endeavours or all the creative they find to postpone working on hard and important things. Dima did a bit of research on "Lord of the Rings" and J. R. R. Tolkien and he came to appreciate the amount of effort and rigor that went into creation of that fantasy universe Dima also read "Some Desperate Glory" by Emily Tesh, the novel that won the Hugo Award in 2024, and found it a better story, but also not beyond reproach Slava's fall of nucleus Cognitive distortions that lead to procrastination and passive and active procrastinators Writing is (un?)surprisingly challenging for everyone Is procrastination are result of our mismatched expectations? How does one recognize they are procrastinating? Common theme for how procrastination creeps in: big ambiguous task is replaced with a small and easy win Self-help and social methods for getting oneself out of the procrastination trap Reassertion using positive feedback on your prior work Create a crystallization point to start working on a big daunting tasks

    51 分钟

  4. 9月13日

    45: Starter Villain

    📺 Watch this episode on YouTube. Dima and Slava play literary critics and discuss "Starter Villain" – a book by John Scalzi. Biweekly 32: We Are Bob All Biweekly bookclub episodes on the site and on YouTube Other books by John Scalzi Lock In series: Lock In and Head On Fuzzy Nation The Kaiju Preservation Society Other books Dima and Slava enjoyed Permutation City by Greg Egan Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke

    47 分钟

  5. 9月2日

    44: Having Fun

    📺 Watch this episode on YouTube. Dima and Slava discuss different facets of having fun, discover the golden pentagon of productive state of mind, and nearly form a consultancy to preach that around the world. Theme's corner: times flies Is "leisure" the same as "rest"? Is having fun while working on something important to achieve great results? Slava: "Having fun is overrated." Internet: Having Fun Won’t Make You Happy Create space for having fun however you do that Here's why you should make a habit of having more fun How to Have Fun: 19 Ways to Enjoy Yourself & Think Positive Can you put having fun on the calendar? Some things only happen when you plan for them Axes of the "golden" pentagon of productivity Having fun – being bored Tensed – relaxed Focused – distracted Stressed – not stressed Pleasant – unpleasant Balance is always(?) the key How important is "disconnecting" to being able to "have fun"?

    53 分钟

  6. 8月20日

    43: EdTech Club

    Slava shares his latest idea and initiative to create a space for EdTech companies to talk and work together on socially important projects. Dima, naturally, gets to ask questions to test the thinking.

    1 小时

  7. 8月8日

    42: How Minds Change

    📺 Watch this episode on YouTube. Dima and Slava have read "How Minds Change" by David McRaney and discuss how relatively diverse set of stories come (or do not come) together to give a practical framework for influencing others. Follow-up: do not sabotage your future self! A book or a collection of stories? Deep canvassing method appears to have connections to best practices in business communication We do not experience reality directly – our constructs reality for us Assimilation and accommodation of new infromation Peer pressure and our tribal ancestry Are face-to-face communities stronger than purely online communities? Is arguing an integral part of human nature? Psychology research and the not uncommon fakery of communication Problem with popular science: more popular than science Honest persuasion is a two-way street: both minds are likely to be influenced

    57 分钟

  8. 7月25日

    41: Distractions

    📺 Watch this episode on YouTube. Dima and Slava talk about distractions, different ways to categorize them, and discuss how to prevent any kind of distraction from derailing an otherwise productive day. Follow-up on Brazilian education system: Feynman was not wrong Theme corner: Dima's year of next Dima's classification of distractions True distractions Digressions Diversions Slava's classification of task Apples Broccoli Eggs Office distractions vs. home distractions Ideas for distraction-less note taking? Focus modes on iPhone are great Dealing with numerous chat messages Challenges and mysteries can be particularly offensive digressions Reframing unsuccessful projects as learning exercises Project distractions and role distractions

    1 小时 3 分钟
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Friendly discussions about life, business, engineering, and learning between Dima Malenko and Slava Rudnytskyi.

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    Biweeklycast
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    2016年 - 2024年
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