A lot of developers feel overwhelmed when it comes to creating and start their blogging career. most have a lot of different questions inside their heads and it couldn't be any different: the amount of information out there is out of this world. When it comes to blogging, things can get pretty difficult and confusing. You need to pick a topic, create a website, buy a domain, etc. Woah... A lot of stuff right? However, today we're going to talk about a specific topic: Should you create multiple b...
Aug 15, 2016•6 min•Transcript available on Metacast Persuasion & Arguing A lot of people think that the best way to convince and persuade someone is by presenting logical arguments. The more logical the arguments are, the easiest it will be for someone to change sides and pick yours. Well, it doesn't always work like that and I'll tell you why. People are not rational beings but emotional beings. Despite we don't want to admit it, we don't make decisions based on logic, but on emotions. All of our decisions get into a path which we call the repti...
Aug 12, 2016•9 min•Transcript available on Metacast My Coworker Doesn't Work Working at a company with a team can be tricky sometimes. In order to have a system working fine, all team members must be able to cooperate in ways that it makes all pieces working in complete harmony. So, what should you do if a piece of this system is not working as it should? In today's video, I received a question from a reader asking me about how he should approach a situation in which he has a coworker that does not like to work. According to him, he has a coworke...
Aug 10, 2016•7 min•Transcript available on Metacast How To Stop Wasting Your Time At Work Getting stuff done is of major importance for anyone who wants to accomplish major goals in their lives. Most of the successful people I know have developed an amazing virtue, which is finishing things. However, in order to get stuff done, you first need to learn how to spend your time the right way, by focusing on things that matter and by establishing priorities in life. A big mistake most people make when it comes to being productive is wasting their time...
Aug 08, 2016•9 min•Transcript available on Metacast Invest In Houses Or Condos? Real Estate investments can be tricky. You have a lot of options to choose and, the more you learn, the more you'll feel lost and overwhelmed. There is never a right or wrong answer when it comes to real estate investment. You'll first need to analyze every variable, before coming to a conclusion. So, in this case, what would be better? Invest in houses or condos? Both have very different approaches and can provide you very different results, especially when it comes ...
Aug 05, 2016•7 min•Transcript available on Metacast Is It Ok If My Company Does Not Pay Me? When you get a job the first thing that comes to mind is the salary you'll receive, right? You start thinking about all the amazing things you'll be able to to with the money you'll get, what types of things you'll be able to buy, etc. But... What if your company does not pay you? Yeah, you heard it right... What if your company does not pay you and you're working for... FREE? In today's video, I received a question from a reader telling me that he is work...
Aug 03, 2016•6 min•Transcript available on Metacast Are Generalists Better Than Specialists? This is another podcast where I'll discuss the old-fashioned battle about whether you should become a specialist or not. I've done so many podcasts about that topic that it is totally recommended that you check my playlist on "Specialization And Niching Down". So, in this podcast, I received a very interesting question. A reader from the blog asked me why I've contradicted myself in this topic. he said that I said, in some old podcast of mine, that you sh...
Aug 01, 2016•7 min•Transcript available on Metacast What Technologies Do I Need To Develop A Game? A lot of developers dream about game development. This is a hot topic and a lot of programmers want to become software developers so that they can develop games and work in the game development industry. While I've talked about game development before, whether it was the career or pros and cons, I've never talked about what you REALLY need to start developing games. So, I've received this question from a reader asking me about what he needed to star...
Jul 29, 2016•6 min•Transcript available on Metacast How To Find Your Higher Purpose In Life We all want to live life with a purpose. Some people wake up for this calling earlier than other but, all of us, at some point, question ourselves what are we doing here. In fact, there are a lot of stages when it comes to finding your purpose in life. I've done a video on how to find your purpose in life but, this time, we want more. I want to teach you how you can find your higher purpose in life. I don't know if this may come out as bullshit to you. May...
Jul 27, 2016•8 min•Transcript available on Metacast Spend Your Time The Right Way In life, we all struggle to get our goals accomplished. Most of us end in a vicious looping that doesn't seem to do us justice and does not take us anywhere. On the other hand, there are people that seem to be utterly productive and they seem to achieve whatever they want. They set goals for themselves, create a proper plan and stick to this plan no matter what. So, what is the secret of these people? How can they be so productive? Well, there are many reasons for t...
Jul 25, 2016•6 min•Transcript available on Metacast I Live With 3 Lazy Friends... How To Escape It? So, as a regular viewer of this (awesome) channel, you've probably heard me talking about setpoints. And one of these setpoints are the people that surround you. As Jim Rohn once said, “You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with.”. I've talked a lot about raising your setpoints by changing your social circle and by changing your friends and changing your life... However... What if you're in a situation where it is almost im...
Jul 22, 2016•6 min•Transcript available on Metacast Can You Be A Programmer Without Learning Testing? In today's video, I'll talk about being a programmer without learning testing. I received a question from a newbie programming telling that older programmers were saying things like "But how can you possibly say you're a programmer if you don't know nothing about testing?" So, can you really become a programmer if you don't know testing? For some of you that might not know, Software testing is an investigation conducted to provide stakeholders wi...
Jul 20, 2016•6 min•Transcript available on Metacast How To Self-Publish A Book? A lot of people dream of writing a book. A few years ago, I would say that this was almost impossible. There were a lot of difficulties, you had to get a publishing company, they had to accept you, you had to have an audience for you to sell, etc. Too many things to think and to take care for just one person. Nowadays, things are much easier. There is a new modality called "self-publishing", in which you can publish your book without needing a publishing company to ge...
Jul 18, 2016•6 min•Transcript available on Metacast Safe Job Or Risky Opportunity? In some part of our career, we experience this: We're at a very comfortable place, with a secure paycheck each month but, suddenly, we're offered with a risky job offer that will pay more, but may end up with nothing. This dualism in this choice leaves us with a lot of questions in our head: "Should I accept this offers? My salary will increase and I'll be able to invest more", or "I can't take this offer. It's risky and what if it doesn't work out? What am I going...
Jul 15, 2016•5 min•Transcript available on Metacast How To Write Clean Code? As software developers, writing code is definitely a priority for us. Just like architects, whose task is to design beautiful and good looking buildings, our job is quite similar. We're hired to create automation solutions to problems that exist in different industries. Sometimes, people only tend to evaluate the final product, which is the app/software/solution we present them. However, there is much more to this story. The foundation of the final product is the code. A...
Jul 13, 2016•6 min•Transcript available on Metacast My Junior Is A Fierce Competitor... What Should I Do? Have you ever felt threatened by others employees? We all have been there. We have this nature of comparing ourselves to others. When it comes to this competitive world we're in, this can only result in anxiety and bad feelings. But, comparing yourself to established employees is one thing. What if this fierce competitor of yours is your junior? In this video, I received a question from a reader telling me he was feeling threatened by his jun...
Jul 11, 2016•5 min•Transcript available on Metacast Does It Matter Which Programming Language I Use? Have you ever wondered if it mattered which programming language you use as you work? As programmers, we need to learn how to make choices. Technology evolves at such a rapid pace that you can feel overwhelmed if you try to learn everything. There are hundreds of programming languages for you to choose and specialize and this is often why so many programmers get lost in their careers. So, does it matter which programming language you use? Will if ...
Jul 08, 2016•4 min•Transcript available on Metacast How To Develop Self-Discipline? Self-Discipline... Something that we all are aware of, we understand how important it is, yet we fail to manage it. Why so many people fail in developing self-discipline? Why do people find so hard to stick to a plan and follow it? Why is it so difficult to change your mind and develop new and healthier habits? In this video, I'll talk more about how you can start developing self-discipline into your life and how you can regain control of yourself. If you have a q...
Jul 06, 2016•7 min•Transcript available on Metacast Interview With Carl Franklin About Ketogenic Diets What is the Ketogenic Diet http://ketoexplained.com/ Keto Flu: http://ketodietapp.com/Blog/post/2013/04/16/Keto-flu-and-Sufficient-Intake-of-Electrolytes 2KD Eating Patterns http://2ketodudes.com/show.aspx?episode=17 The Big Fat Surprise http://thebigfatsurprise.com/ 2KD Interview with Nina http://2ketodudes.com/show.aspx?episode=20 The Diet Heart Hypothesis by Ancel Keyes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_Countries_Study#Criticism Dr. Jason F...
Jul 05, 2016•1 hr 8 min•Transcript available on Metacast How To Move From Beginner To Advanced Programming? You're a beginner programmer. You don't know everything that the programming world has to offer but you know some stuff. However, you feel trapped. You feel like you're in place where you want to move from beginner to advanced programming but you don't know how. This is a place where a lot of programmers get stuck when they try to develop their skills. They feel that they already know some stuff but they don't know everything. And so, they can't...
Jul 04, 2016•5 min•Transcript available on Metacast How Long Does It Take To Write A Blog Post? If you're a blogger you've probably wondered if the amount of time you spend writing a blog post is "normal". Maybe you spend 8 hours writing a 500-word blog post. Or maybe you spend weeks trying to come up with a 2000 word blog post. How in the hell will you know if this is normal? How can you possibly know if this is a decent amount of time you should spend trying to write a blog post when you don't have anything you can rely on? Well, the amount of ...
Jul 01, 2016•5 min•Transcript available on Metacast Is Software Development Analytical Or Art? A lot of people tend to ask me "John, why do you think that software development is art?". I do think software development is art. While this might seem controversial, let me explain my point. First of all, we need to understand how hybrid things are nowadays. It's difficult to find something 100% pure in 2016. Things mix up with other things and they get a whole new meaning when that stuff happens. Said that, I do think that Software Development is ana...
Jun 29, 2016•7 min•Transcript available on Metacast Why Is Marketing "Result Oriented"? If you deal with marketing in your day-to-day life, you've probably heard that marketing is a "result oriented" thing. But, what do I mean by marketing being "result oriented"? Whenever you try to market something, you need to focus on the results you're bringing to your audience, instead of the features of your project. But does it have an explanation for it? Well, in fact, yes. When you focus on the result you go straight to your audience's dreams and desire...
Jun 27, 2016•8 min•Transcript available on Metacast How To Contribute To The Open Source Community? The open source community grows each and every day. A lot of companies are adopting open source software, people and students are using it to learn, innovate and create new things and the landscape is drastically changing, each and every day. Due to that, a lot of forums have emerged, with people helping each other and discovering new things together. So, what is the best way to contribute to the open source community? How should you approach those...
Jun 24, 2016•5 min•Transcript available on Metacast I Became A Manager And I Don't Write Code Anymore... What Now? Becoming a manager is a part of some software developers. They work during some years, get to know the company, get some experience and they eventually become managers. However, the job of a manager includes a lot of different tasks than writing code: you need to manage people, have social skills, have the ability to manage projects, manage time, tasks, etc.~ With all of these tasks, writing code becomes almost secondary and can lite...
Jun 22, 2016•8 min•Transcript available on Metacast Interview with Doc Testosterone Due to a lot of requests, I decided to continue doing this video series for guys. Just quite after I've done the video about Pornography & Masturbation, Doc Testosterone started also doing a lot of videos about that important topic. As you know, I don't believe in coincidences, so... I decided to record an entire interview with Doc Testosterone, telling you about masculinity, man issues, man health, etc. For those who don't know, Doc Testosterone is a YouTube Chan...
Jun 21, 2016•59 min•Transcript available on Metacast I Have So Many Goals I Can't Focus... What Should I Do? 21st Century. We have a lot of things going on, projects to do and things to handle. We need to be able to cope and maintain our career, family, social life, dream projects, etc. All of these things can turn out to be pretty consuming. All of these things can drain your time and energy and make you completely lost. When you get lost however, you lose focus. And when you lose focus, you're screwed. So, what should you do when you have so man...
Jun 20, 2016•8 min•Transcript available on Metacast Screencasting Vs. Blogging: Which One Is Better? If you watch this YouTube Channel regularly, you probably know the importance I give to blogging. Blogging has proven to change careers, improve your reputation and give you opportunities that no other method would give you. However, today I received a question about screencasting. What would I say that is the best option: screencasting or blogging? Screencasting is when you record your screen while doing something. It can be used to record tutori...
Jun 17, 2016•8 min•Transcript available on Metacast How To Become A Consultant Without Experience? A lot of programmers dream of becoming consultants. Consultants are often a status job that can provide you a very good financial reward, while putting you at a very good and solid level at your career. There are a lot of different ways of becoming a consultant. The most common is to make a gradual transition, once you achieve a certain level at your career. People will start calling you to ask for advice and you can start making this career shift. ...
Jun 14, 2016•7 min•Transcript available on Metacast Some Freelancing Questions A lot of people have the dream to become freelancers. They aim that by working as freelancers they would get more flexible with their agenda and even make more money. However, becoming a freelancer isn't easy. There are a lot of questions that need to be answered and this can cause some confusion. I tried to answer some questions on this video: 1) I have a great idea and I can hire someone to do most of the code. But how do I find someone that will not steal my idea? 2...
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