Moving Faster explores how the author's programming speed has significantly improved over the years. Key strategies include focusing on actionable goals, minimizing distractions, and refining low-level skills.
Key Takeaways:
💡 Care: Initially cared more about writing elegant code, but shifted towards practical problem-solving.
📋 Goal-Oriented Decision Making: Set explicit goals to avoid decision paralysis and prototype when possible.
🔄 Batching & Focus: Avoid multi-tasking by working in uninterrupted blocks of 2-3 hours and complete tasks in a systematic order.
✍️ Writing & Journaling: Maintain a work journal to keep track of decisions, plans, and lessons learned.
♻️ Short Feedback Loops: The faster feedback comes, the easier it is to correct mistakes and try different approaches.
🧠 Automatic Skills: Automate low-level operations (like typing or navigation shortcuts) to save cognitive energy.
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