Below is a list of my 2025 clippings from my Kindle.
A CTO’s Guide to Measuring Software Development Productivity - Amazon Web Services
Lead time measures the total elapsed time from when a customer need is first identified to when the solution delivers measurable value.
Tools of Systems Thinkers - Albert Rutherford
Linear thinking is enforced by our education system. We learn to reduce and dissect problems to smaller, more manageable components without looking at the big picture first.
We need to integrate the separate departments of knowledge into one to see how they are connected. This way, we can better understand the complex challenges of the world.
I’m about to present an example borrowed from Draper Kauffman’s introduction to systems thinking from the 1980s.
Because everything is interconnected, the whole system is comprised of a series of feedback loops. When we understand the nature of feedback loops, we can start to plan interventions to resolve the problems they create.
Key aspects of building a good model: define, expand, and aggregate.
Test your knowledge by brainstorming defined questions about your everyday life.
Our mental models are limited because our life experience is limited; we only know what we have been exposed to.
The most critical first step is that we need to leave our echo chamber.
Söylevler - Epiktetos
Hükmümüz altında olanları elimizden gelen en iyi biçimde; geri kalanlarını ise doğalarına uygun biçimde kullanmak
Yeryüzünde bedeninden ayrılmayacak tek kafanın benimki olduğunu sana ne zaman söyledim?
Daha iyisini seçtim diyorsan, bunu sana veren kim? Verilenle yetinmek için çaba göstermez misin?
Against Motivation - Laura van den Berg
You don’t even have to believe in yourself all the time if you can just believe in the process you have committed to. That steadiness of presence.
This is another thing I love about routine: you can take it with you wherever you go. Routine is a shelter. It gives us someplace to be, regardless of the moment we’re in.
Karate Science Dynamic Movement (Martial Science) - J. D. Swanson Ph.D.
Generally, there are three major ways to position the hip: front facing (shomen), half front or reverse half front facing (hanmi or gyaku hanmi), and side facing (yoko).
It is important not to think of the knees as being pushed outward or, worse, to actually do it. Instead, envision a direct connection between the outside edges of the feet and the inside of the hip.
Shime refers to the leg’s connection to the hip.
There are three principles important for executing tsuki correctly. The first is that the elbow of the striking limb rubs close to the side of the body until the elbow passes the torso. This ensures the correct muscles are connected as the technique accelerates from the hip.
Finally, it is important to develop flexibility and only kick within the limits of your flexibility.
Disaster Recovery Plan for DevOps - Daria Kulikova
Panic is the worst when it comes to a disaster.
The average downtime cost can exceed $9K per minute, which makes rapid recovery essential.