Equip your lane
summary
Thomas Pierrain discusses how, beyond passion, writing software means helping others solve problems; he examines the importance of being clear about one’s professional stance, role, desires, ambitions and fears. He presents personal reflections from his career and practical aids he found to clarify one’s posture and better support others through software work.
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chapters (14)
- 0:00Introduction
- 1:45What is software?
- 3:13Early days and impostor syndrome
- 6:21First team project
- 10:11Burnout and awareness
- 13:23New start in banking
- 17:16Learning to say no
- 18:39Sisyphus myth
- 22:09Projects and human challenges
- 24:13Technical excellence and psychology
- 27:22Psychological biases at work
- 30:52Process Com: a powerful tool
- 39:13Process Com example
- 44:48Conclusion: equip your lane
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