🐋It's done!
Some bites of advice + wisdom to fuel your day. Plus, just opened roles at Microsoft, Chegg, Intuit, and more!
What’s up, Tech Pod! 💦
Happy Thursday.
What we prepared for you today:
Tip Bundle: How to finally become great at managing your time 😅
Wisdom bits: Building stores of knowledge, venture planning 🪴
Content Diet: A counter perspective on “choosing a path” early🕺
+ As always, the latest openings in tech! 👨💻
Alright, raise of hands…
Who has accidentally over-promised to a boss/teacher that you would get something done by a certain time… but then painfully realized later that it just wasn’t practical? ✋
It’s a common habit to gauge whether you can complete something based upon your level of drive or need to complete it…
But this is often at odds with the reality of the finite time we have in a day.
An easy way to make better time estimations:
Use a stopwatch—Collect data on how long your regular tasks take to get done and take note of it.
Create time-zones for your day—You can’t create more time, so understand what hours in the day you actually have open for work.
Here’s an example. Here’s a blank template for you to use.
Consider how many tasks you can realistically fit into your active work zones.
So when you are asked when you can get something done, your answer will be based upon reliable data.
Benefits: Focused and relaxed workflow, dependable and honest reputation, and stop having to send those “Sorry but…” deadline extension emails 😅
➡️ Bonus Read: Go inside the Calendar of a Facebook Engineering Lead
Relax, keep trying new things—specialize later
A counter perspective on the “10,00 Hours Rule”
Students + new grads figuring out “your path,” this one is for you. 🌱
Wisdom bits 🗝
"Do not be discouraged because you cannot learn all at once; learn one thing
at a time, learn it well, and treasure it up, then learn another truth and
treasure that up, and in a few years you will have a great store of useful
knowledge." ~ Wilford Woodruff
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"Do not plan for ventures before finishing what's at hand." ~ Euripides
Tech Opportunity Delivery 🚛
Full-time honorable mentions:
Recruiting Associate, Free Agency
Junior Content Manager, Free Agency
Internship 👩💻
Integrated Marketing, Chegg Inc.
New Grad 👨🎓
Internal Communications Manager, PlayStation
Community Engagement Manager, Microsoft