Weekly Digest #137

Articles

Is it possible to use logic, rigor, and debate to understand people, or to make them understand you?

real maturity means realizing that there is a great diversity to styles of communication, and you increase your own effectiveness by learning as many styles as possible

• Some people are shy.
• Some people are passive-aggressive.
• Some people are full of contempt for underlings.
• Some people are are abusive, pathological liars.
• Some people understand deadlines in different ways.
• Some people are over-confident.

Demystifying Burnout — A Deep Dive Into Its Symptoms And Remedies

• Emotional Exhaustion
• Depersonalization and Cynicism
• Personal Ineffectiveness

Effective Note-Taking: Avoid Common Traps

See your notes as pieces of understanding instead of piece of truth

Create idea notes instead of document notes

Tutorials

How branches influence the performance of your code and what can you do about it?

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