Where To Fit The "25th Hour" Of The Day? Nowadays, one of the biggest struggles of people is finding time. When we need to do more and more stuff, time becomes a scarce and valuable asset. 24 hours start to become insufficient. Where do we fit the 25th hour of the day? In this video, I'll share with you my latest and most powerful productivity techniques so that you feel like a productivity beast and so that you're able to fit the 25th hour of the day in your day. HIRED.COM - Simple Programmer S...
Jul 19, 2017•11 min•Transcript available on Metacast Do The F ** Work! So, a lot of people complain about not being able to achieve their goals. "John, I want x...", "John, my dream is being able to do y"... What most people don't realize is that "want" without "action" is absolutely nothing! So, if you want something in your life, you must commit to action. You must do the F ** work! My FULL Workout Routine (Is 2 Hours Too Much?): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HsrR0Si1ooU&index=42&list=PLjwWT1Xy3c4XMOX3EyxkjHfI56rPKqtXp&t=25s What Was it Like W...
Jul 18, 2017•15 min•Transcript available on Metacast Should I Stick To An Old Programming Language? Programming languages change everyday. If you follow the latest trends in the programming industry, you'll see a lot of programming languages appearing and disappearing everyday. One of the biggest fear of software developers is staying irrelevant when it comes to work. "Will my programming language be relevant in 5 years from now?"... "Will I become useless if my programming language becomes obsolete?" These are answers that haunt people everyday.....
Jul 17, 2017•9 min•Transcript available on Metacast "Give Me Nothing But The Ability To Earn It" I've tweeted something that most people did not get about something I consider very important and that all human beings should be able to do: "Give me Nothing But The Ability To Earn It" In our lives, we should not expect things to come easily, but to be able to conquer them. Wanna know moreabout my tweet that got people thinking? Watch this video and find out! About White Male Privilege: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxCvSUcdGNM Why You Don't Want ...
Jul 16, 2017•14 min•Transcript available on Metacast Be Busy: Controlling Anger & Self-Doubt One of the most difficult things that us, as human being, must learn, is how to deal with emotions. I receive emails every day from people complaining about problems with anger, self doubt, etc. How do you deal with all this stuff? Is there a simple solution for that? One thing I've learned that really helps me with that is staying busy. Lately, I have so much to do that I don't have time to think about all this stuff. In this video I'll explain how stayin...
Jul 15, 2017•10 min•Transcript available on Metacast How To Be A Well-Paid Programmer In 1 Year? Climbing the corporate ladder is not always difficult. I know programmers that have spent almost 10 years building his careers in order to gain knowledge and become an well-paind programmer. However, what if we took it to the next level? What if we decided to become a well-paind programmer in just 1 year? Is it possible that, withing this time frame, become a well-paid programmer? Is there a strategy you can implement? Watch this video and find out! TH...
Jul 14, 2017•9 min•Transcript available on Metacast Interview With Denis Noble On How To Change Your Limiting Beliefs "Denis Noble (born 16 November 1936) is a British biologist who held the Burdon Sanderson Chair of Cardiovascular Physiology at the University of Oxford from 1984 to 2004 and was appointed Professor Emeritus and co-Director of Computational Physiology. He is one of the pioneers of Systems Biology and developed the first viable mathematical model of the working heart in 1960" (Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denis_Noble ) Tod...
Jul 13, 2017•59 min•Transcript available on Metacast Should You Follow Your Heart Or Your Head? A lot of people, at some point in life, get stuck in the dicotomy of brain vs. heart. These opposite forces tend to leave people out in nuts. How are you supposed to choose between heart or brain? Heart is what makes you feel... It is the "thing" that brings out the emotions in your. It is what you "want", in its core. The brain, on the other hand, is responsible for the analytical thinking. It surpasses the reptilian brain in order to make "smarter cho...
Jul 12, 2017•9 min•Transcript available on Metacast Don't Let People Live Your Life For You! From time to time, I receive comments on my videos that are very intelligent and instigates me to answer them. Recently, I've received a comment from a reader on the video "You ARE In Control Of Your Life". In this video, a fan told me "John, you're wrong. There is no you can do whatever you want. There are definitely consequences to that". Yeah, he is right! There will always be consequences to your actions but you shouldn't let people stop you from doin...
Jul 11, 2017•19 min•Transcript available on Metacast Best Diet & Routine For Energy & Focus You all know me for the bizarre fasting diet I'm used to doing. I eat 1 meal a day and I've talked several times before about how it tends to mess up with my focus and how hard it is to keep going. Anyway, today, I've received a question from a reader asking me about the best diet and fitness routine for energy and focus. What could you do, in terms of diet and routine in order to gain more focus and be more energized? Does it really make a difference? Is i...
Jul 10, 2017•10 min•Transcript available on Metacast Want To Succeed? Be THE BEST At Something! I often see people talking and complaining about how they are not successful. While success is definitely something you build, there are a lot of things that successful people/things have in common. One of the biggest players when it comes to success is niching down and specializing. You definitely have to become the best at something, if you want to succeed. Wanna know more? Watch this video and find out! Algorithms To Live By (Book Review): https://ww...
Jul 09, 2017•10 min•Transcript available on Metacast How To Make THE BEST Investment (With Matt From Engineered Truth) Recently, Matt decided to come to San Diego, where I live, and I called him for a meeting. Hanging out with Matt is always amazing and we always share some amazing and valuable experience. In today's video, Matt asked me about an investment that he is deciding to make. He was asked to provide $10,000 for an investment. While money is definitely not something he is worried about, is this the best option? How should he approach this...
Jul 08, 2017•9 min•Transcript available on Metacast How To Build A Social Life After Moving? Building a social life is difficult, especially if you're moving from city to city. You have to start over each time. How do you build a social life after moving? How do you build new friends, new relationships? Watch this video and find out! If you have a question, email me at john@simpleprogrammer.com If you liked this video, share, like and, of course, subscribe! DEVMOUNTAIN - Simple Programmer Sponsor: https://simpleprogrammer.com/devmountain Subscrib...
Jul 07, 2017•9 min•Transcript available on Metacast "The War Of Art" Book Review (With Many From 2000 Books) If you reguarly watch this YouTube channel you've probably heard me talking about "The War Of Art" before and how important this book was to my career. This book literally changed a lot of things for me, especially when it comes to getting things done and not wanting everything to be always perfect and realize that motivation comes and goes. Here is the book description, extracted from Amazon: "Drawing on his many years' experience as a wr...
Jul 06, 2017•1 hr 22 min•Transcript available on Metacast How To Start a "BIG" Programming Project? More and more, people are becoming more aware that entrepreneurship is an awesome road that can bring you amazing results. However, entrepreneurship is not always easy. There are a lot of downsides and challenges that new entrepreneurs HAVE to face if they want to succeed in this field. One of the main challenges new programming entrepreneurs face is trying to start a big programming project. How do you start? Where do you find money, investors, etc? How...
Jul 05, 2017•10 min•Transcript available on Metacast Making Choices Based On "Scarcity" (BitCoin Related) Lately, someone contacted me about a HUGE opportunity with BitCoin. In this email, he said that the price was going up like 2x in the same evening. Something happened and I couldn't read the email that night.0 Bottom line: I missed the opportunity. At first, I got irritated. How could I miss such opportunity? However, after some time I realized I was making this choice based on scarcity. And I must tell you why you SHOULDN'T be doing this. Rea...
Jul 04, 2017•16 min•Transcript available on Metacast How To Prepare Yourself For College? There are a lot of different students that want to become software developers through college and want to know the best way to prepare themselves for college. There is a big difference between preparing yourself for college and entering college without a proper knowledge. Picture this: you want to study something and college definitely won't prepare you. If you know nothing, you're going to suffer and spend A LOT of time trying to learn everything you should'...
Jul 03, 2017•9 min•Transcript available on Metacast Stumbling on Happiness was a powerful book that a lot of people have told me I should read. Here is the book description extracted from Amazon: "Bringing to life scientific research in psychology, cognitive neuroscience, philosophy, and behavioral economics, this bestselling book reveals what scientists have discovered about the uniquely human ability to imagine the future, and about our capacity to predict how much we will like it when we get there. • Why are lovers quicker to forgive their par...
Jul 02, 2017•9 min•Transcript available on Metacast Having An Excuse for the things you do is definitely one of the worst things you can do for yourself. Once we start to create excuses for ourselves, we kind of lose the power that we have when making free choices. We lose the power to be in control of our choices and how it impacts our lives. We become mere hostages of the circumstances. How do you deal with that? Don't let yourself have an excuse! Don't Fly Off The Rails: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OhSpB8DeSQs Buy Simple Programmer SHIRT: ...
Jul 01, 2017•8 min•Transcript available on Metacast Becoming an entrepreneur is a dream for most software developers. The dream of having its own business is something that people really give their lives for. However, what if you're still in college? What if you're still in school? How do you develop your entrepreneurial skills? Watch this video and find out! HIRED.COM - Simple Programmer Sponsor: https://simpleprogrammer.com/hiredsp Buy Simple Programmer SHIRT: https://store.simpleprogrammer.com/
Jun 30, 2017•8 min•Transcript available on Metacast This time I decided to partner up with the AMAZING Aaron Marino to bring you the best entrepreneurship and men advice for you. For those who don't know "Aaron realized that there was a lack of resources and options for men to receive real world help and advice in regards to their image, style and grooming. Our goal is to help you look and feel the best that you can...every day of your life. Alpha M. strives to offer a positive and uplifting voice in a sea of negativity." So, come up with me in t...
Jun 29, 2017•51 min•Transcript available on Metacast Gatekeepers... You all know that I absolutely hate gatekeepers, right? One of the most common gatekeepers I see is teachers. Since we were kids, we are taught to listen, respect and obey teachers. They absolutely know it all and, we as simple and innocent kids, should just listen to them and absorb what they have to say. However, some teacher like to limit our potential. Should you let them do that? Watch this video and find out! DEVMOUNTAIN - Simple Programmer Sponsor: https://simpleprogrammer....
Jun 28, 2017•9 min•Transcript available on Metacast Recently, a fan of SP YouTube Channel sent me an article which made me be in shock. In this article, the writer said how coding should not be treated as a fun thing and how we should act in order to not make it available to normal people. The things written in that article made me think about a lot of things and how we should expect to see it in the future. Should we treat programming as something immortal? Should we treat programming as something that normal people can't do it? Watch this video...
Jun 27, 2017•17 min•Transcript available on Metacast Dealing with managers can be tricky and difficult. A lot of times, I see lots of developers complaining about bad management in their workspace. They feel like they are not being driven to their full potential and it really makes them want to give up. How do you deal with bad managers? Is there an easy thing you can do to fix this common mistake? Watch this video and find out! DEVMOUNTAIN - Simple Programmer Sponsor: https://simpleprogrammer.com/devmountain John Sonmez Pluralsight Courses: https...
Jun 26, 2017•8 min•Transcript available on Metacast Lately, I've been feeling like my productivity has dropped in ways I couldn't imagine before. I was feeling guilty, I was feeling down. However, over the past few days, I've come to realize that my productivity has gone back up once again and I'm pretty happy about that. I've done a video about how I was able to get my productivity levels back to where it was before but today I managed to realize one more thing: People interrupting you is also a HUGE bad factor when it comes to hurting your prod...
Jun 25, 2017•11 min•Transcript available on Metacast "Computer Science students are constantly getting into trouble for lifting entire blocks of code from the Internet. Yesterday, the New York Times published a fascinating piece about academic dishonesty in the computer science field, which it says is rampant." "It’s safe to say that in the academic world, plagiarism is a cardinal sin. There is nothing worse. If you get caught, you face sanction, or even expulsion. In the case of the aforementioned Purdue students, they got a zero for their work, ...
Jun 24, 2017•8 min•Transcript available on Metacast Some people are eager for money. I've talked with several developers and most of them want to start earning money as soon as possible. However, part of these people that talk to me are students, and they are cursed by having to deal with college, getting a degree and trying to find a job. What are the things you could do in order to earn money as a student? Is it even possible to earn money while in college? Watch this video and find out! The Obstacle Is The Way: https://simpleprogrammer.com/obs...
Jun 23, 2017•9 min•Transcript available on Metacast Open Source software has become widely diffused among software developers. "Open source software is software with source code that anyone can inspect, modify, and enhance. "Source code" is the part of software that most computer users don't ever see; it's the code computer programmers can manipulate to change how a piece of software—a "program" or "application"—works. Programmers who have access to a computer program's source code can improve that program by adding features to it or fixing parts...
Jun 22, 2017•14 min•Transcript available on Metacast HIRED.COM - Simple Programmer Sponsor: https://simpleprogrammer.com/hiredsp I often receive lots of email from people telling me that they are having a hard time trying to understand programming. They have started to study, they've started to practice but they can make the "click" happen inside their heads. Most developers I talk to feel like they suck. What can they do to overcome this feeling? Are there any tips for improving your learning process and become a better programming? Watch this vi...
Jun 21, 2017•9 min•Transcript available on Metacast "When you’re living in complete congruence, complete alignment, no part of you is conflicting with any other part of you. There is no disagreement. No disturbance. No fakeness. For a long time, I lived my life highly compartmentalized. I was one person when I was with my friends, a different person at work, and yet another person with family or my wife. It’s this kind of fragmentation that chokes your spirit." (Source: http://paidtoexist.com/de-compartmentalizing-your-life-and-the-extinction-of-...
Jun 20, 2017•9 min•Transcript available on Metacast 
