We always want to move forward and fast, but where's the point? Are we doing better code? are we happier in our developer's life? Among agile and XP values, Patience is a virtue we never talk about, even though it glues most of these values together.
We'll see common problems relative to (im)patience, we'll try to understand the science behind patience and finally try to discuss some solutions and recipes that emerged along the time. From code to career, we'll see how Patience can make you a better and happier developer!
25. @rhwy
I WANT TO BE
THE LEADER,
I’M THE
CREATIVE ONE
yep, you’re not alone…
26. @rhwy
I WANT TO BE
THE LEADER,
I’M THE
CREATIVE ONE
yep, you’re not alone…
be rewarded by the team for
what you give them not for
how you want others to
consider you!
31. @rhwy
AT A TEAM LEVEL, LACK
OF patienceALWAYS
WORKS WITH A LACK OF
communication
… and yes, usually, as a professional
it’s not a good mindset
HELL IS OTHER PEOPLE »
39. @rhwy
PATIENCE
is the state of endurance under difficult circumstances,
which can mean persevering in the face of delay or
provocation without acting on negative annoyance/anger
Patience is the level of endurance one can have before
negativity
40. @rhwy
PATIENCE
In psychology and in cognitive neuroscience,
patience is studied as a decision-making
problem, involving the choice of either a small
reward in the short-term, or a more valuable
reward in the long-term
43. @rhwy
DELAYED GRATIFICATION
A person's ability to delay gratification relates to
other similar skills such as patience, impulse
control, self-control and willpower, all of which
are involved in self-regulation
44. «
@rhwy
Un Tiens vaut, ce dit-on, mieux que deux Tu l’auras ;
L’un est sûr, l’autre ne l’est pas.
-Jean de la Fontaine
(le petit poisson et le pêcheur)
45. @rhwy
HUMAN BRAINS
ON PATIENCE
Patience and long term thinking is hard because
our brains are not physically built for it.
They are built for figuring out how to avoid dying in the
next couple of minutes
47. @rhwy
THINKING:
2 SYSTEMS
System 1:
Fast, automatic, frequent, emotional,
stereotypic, subconscious
System 2:
Slow, effortful, infrequent, logical, calculating,
conscious
48. @rhwy
What I Can LOST now seems more
important than what I can GAIN later
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loss_aversion
LOSS
AVERSION
49. @rhwy
I DON’T WANT TO SPEND TIME ON
TESTING NOW BECAUSE IT SEEMS
MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE TIME I
WILL LOOSE DEBUGGING IN
PRODUCTION LATER
Loss Aversion
50. @rhwy
PASSION WILL NOT WAIT
Nietzsche
Will I be Patient and try to discuss with this bastard later to see how we
can solve the problem or will I try to kill him right now in a duel ?
51. «
@rhwy
We have two ears and one mouth so
that we can listen twice as much as
we speak.
-Epictetus
53. @rhwy
LAZINESS
Patience should not be confused with laziness,
complacency or inaptitude
Laziness is lacking a desire to fix a certain problem or complete a job
61. @rhwy
exceptional abilities are not
immutable or due to innate talent
but reflect a life-long period of
deliberate effort to improve
performance in a specific domain
Deliberate practice
67. @rhwy
FOLLOW THE PLAN
when sad or anxious about something: plan what
you really desire on the long term, the big picture,
it allows you to see the light ahead…
69. @rhwy
BUT…
NO BLIND PATIENCE
It’s important to do the right thing because we
believe it’s the right thing not only because we
expect a greater reward as it’s written in the
manual!…