Interesting, haven’t listened to his podcast before, will check it out.
It’s so easy to forget I’m using filler words in the moment, but recordings make me well aware of their presence. I’m hoping this change leads to a side effect of being able to consistently ask more concise questions.
Finish the following books: Team Topologies, Domain Driven Design, Day Trading Quickstart guide, Elixir in Action, This is how your marriage ends, The Fiat Standard, The Art of Scalability
I think nail biting is the hardest habit to break. I've quit drinking and smoking for 10+ years both cold turkey, but despite trying, and some brief periods of success, I have not been able to quit. I hope you have success!
I don't do New Year's Resolutions for a couple of reasons, but I do usually set a number of "pillars" to build my life, focus and time around which I recently amended in the last couple of months.
My current pillars are:
Personal health & fitness
Learning & self-development
Personal relationship building
I typically evaluate decisions I'm making against my pillars to make sure I'm maintaining focus and trying to advance them as often as possible.
Noding Goals
Coding Goals
Writing Goals