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BOOKS THAT CHANGED MY LIFE
So Good They Can't Ignore You - https://geni.us/SoGood
This book transformed m y life when I read it for the first time nearly 10 years ago. It's still guides the way I think about self-development today.

Deep Work - https://geni.us/ALE-DeepWork
The most important currency you have is your undivided attention. This book shows you exactly how to spend this currency in a manner that will lead to head-turning accomplishment.

SYSTEM DESIGN
Designing Data-Intensive Applications https://geni.us/DataIntensive
Currently the best reference for contemporary for system design.

System Design Interview (Volume 2) https://geni.us/SystemDesignIntervie and https://geni.us/SystemDesignInterview -
For interviews, the best references are System Design Interview and System Design Interview Volume 2 by Alex Xu.

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00:00 Introduction
00:44 How do you handle all of the little things?
01:24 What about pomodoro?
02:30 Why have you stayed at Amazon as long as you have?
03:30 Is there an age where it doesn't make sense to start to learn coding?
04:45 How do you manage email and Slack?
06:40 What do you mean 2-4 hours of work a day?
07:31 What do newcomers generally lack when joining?
08:40 How about if I have daily business as usual tasks?
10:37 How much time to you spend just relaxing?
11:45 Conclusion