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  You Don’t Need More Time. You Need Healthier Systems. Ever feel like there’s just not enough time in the day? We’re all guilty of falling into that trap from time to time — wishing we just had another hour or two, 25 or 26 hours in a day instead of 24. All the things we could get done with just that little bit of extra time. It’s the stuff of dreams. Or is it? Do we  really  need more time to get more things done? What if the problem isn’t the number of hours in the day at all, but  how you’re using them ? The reality is that we all have the same 24 hours in a day, yet most of us feel like we’re too busy and wish we had more hours to get things done. But time anxiety actually has nothing to do with how much time there is in each day. It has to do with the systems we use to make the most of the time we  do  have. You don’t need more time to get more stuff done. You need better systems. You need to better prioritize your work, and then do the work in a...

  Boost Your GitHub Retrospectives With These Tools Retrospectives are a critical component of the agile process. It helps developers understand what worked and what didn’t to become better at what they do. But running an effective and efficient retrospective is easier said than done. Do you have the right data to inform your decisions? Do you have an effective way to manage feedback? How will you run check-in meetings and follow up with your team? The good news is that you can use various retrospective tools to conduct effective retrospectives, so the process doesn’t turn into a time-consuming chore that nobody wants to do. What Should You Expect From Your Retrospective Tools? Your retrospective tools should support the process by: Creating an environment that encourages everyone to share their ideas. 1 Allowing you to gather and organize feedbackall in one place. 2 Enabling team members to vote on the ideas and prioritize them. 3 Compiling action lists with improvements your team...

  Here’s What Science Says About How Music Affects Your Productivity There are three kinds of engineers. Those who need complete silence while they’re coding 1 Those who can work anywhere while just tuning out the noise in the background 2 Those who put on their headphones, throw on the perfect playlist, and get to work 3 But does this all come down to personal choice, or is one method superior to the others? Science tells us that programmers who listen to music while they code might actually have an edge over their colleagues. Studies have shown that people who listen to music while they work tend to be in better moods, produce work with fewer mistakes, and work more efficiently.  Of course, listening to music while you work may not be conducive to  deep work , and there are other factors at play here, like the type of music you choose to listen to (coding to a raucous polka? Maybe not the best move).  Still, the science around the link between music and productivit...

  “Fall in love with the process, and the results will come.” – Eric Thomas Think of an activity that is not powered by some kind of computer-related process. A little hard, isn’t it? Software is everywhere   today. It leads our every step. It is a part of everything we do. Organizations are gearing towards software-driven innovation more than ever. Be it for improving internal business operations or presenting software as a business model. To create a great product, it’s imperative to understand the entire software development process. A poorly defined and faulty process may compromise the product’s quality and even result in significant delays. Before we move ahead, let’s understand what software development is. In other words, the process of building software or application to cater to business or personal needs is called ‘Software Development’. While developers write code to develop any software, coding is only a part of the giant process known as the ‘software develo...