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Yevgeniy (Jim) Brikman is the co-founder of Gruntwork, a company that provides DevOps as a Service. He's also the author of two books published by O'Reilly Media: Hello, Startup and Terraform: Up & Running . Previously, he worked as a software engineer at LinkedIn, TripAdvisor, Cisco Systems, and Thomson Financial and got his BS and Masters at Cornell University. For more info, check out ybrikman.com. ...more

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Yevgeniy Brikman I used to think that experts wrote books. Now I realize that writing books is what makes you an expert.

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I used to think that experts wrote books. Now I realize that writing books is what makes you an expert.

I find writing to be an incredible learning experience. Every time I write, whether it's a blog post or a book, I walk away knowing something new.(less)
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I used to read only a few books per year too. I had to change my habits to read more; the more I did so, the more I enjoyed…more
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I used to read only a few books per year too. I had to change my habits to read more; the more I did so, the more I enjoyed reading, which would motivate me to change habits even more to get in even more reading time.

Here are a few of the things I do:

1. I always read before bed. You'd be amazed how many books you can get through with just 20 min per night... And it becomes a habit you really look forward to, easily expanding to 30 min per night, then 45 min per night, etc.

2. I always read when I travel. I read on airplanes (rather than watching crappy movies on tiny screens), on trains & metros if I'm commuting, etc.

3. I listen to audiobooks all the time too. Whenever I'm doing I workout, I have an audiobook going, which makes workouts much more enjoyable. I also listen to audiobooks while out on walks, when doing chores, when shopping for groceries, when commuting by car, and so on.

4. I always try to have a book handy. I like paper books best, but if I don't happen to have one, I always have ebooks and audiobooks on my phone. You'd be surprised when you find yourself reading: e.g., while waiting at the doctor's or dentist's for an appointment; when standing in line; when in the bathroom (TMI?); etc. I used to mostly look at email and social media on my phone during these moments, but now, any time I have to kill more than a few minutes, I prefer to read instead.

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“The best thing you can do to come up with a lot of new ideas is to learn a lot of old ideas. Because new ideas are just connections between old ideas, the more ideas you have in your head, the more connections you’ll be able to create between them.”
Yevgeniy Brikman, Hello, Startup: A Programmer's Guide to Building Products, Technologies, and Teams

“Boyd’s Law: speed of iteration beats quality of iteration.”
Yevgeniy Brikman, Hello, Startup: A Programmer's Guide to Building Products, Technologies, and Teams

“what kind of environment encourages new ideas? It varies from person to person, but here are the most common ingredients: Give yourself plenty of time. Keep an idea journal. Work on the problem. Get away from work. Add constraints. Look for pain points. Talk to others.”
Yevgeniy Brikman, Hello, Startup: A Programmer's Guide to Building Products, Technologies, and Teams




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