5 ways to invest in yourself for the long haul
summary
Claims five concrete habits that compound over years and gives exact wins: starting in 2015 and after a 2023 layoff the approach produces a consultancy, two extensive guides, open‑source tools, and a CTO promotion between 2023–2025. Recommends 5 tiny everyday things, shows commit practices like commit messages focusing on the why, and a specific tool workflow using Fork checkbox "backup current state with temporary branch". Results: faster PRs, reusable blog drafts, and safer rebases.
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chapters (9)
- 0:00Introduction
- 1:16Investing in yourself long-term
- 4:30Daily habits for career growth
- 9:03Rebasing and commit messages
- 14:00Research libraries and reusable knowledge
- 17:10Public side projects
- 21:02Compound interest in self-improvement
- 23:30Tying it all together
- 28:05Q&A
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