Flight Plan: The Real Secret of Success

In ""Flight Plan,"" Brian Tracy reveals the real key ingredients that go into accomplishing any long-term, meaningful success. Using the metaphor of an airplane trip from coast to coast, Flight Plan shows that the real secret to success is to first figure out your destination -- where you want to go -- and lock in on it.

Some quotes worth mentioning:

• Determine the highest and best use of your time. Whatever job you choose to take, company you choose to work with, investment you choose to make with your money, or time you choose to spend on a particular activity, think it though carefully in advance and be certain that you are  making the highest and best use of your time and resources
• Ask for what you want. Remember that before you ask, the answer is always no.
• Use the ten-goal method. Take a clean sheet of paper and write the word "Goals" and today's date. Write down ten goals that you would like to accomplish. Write in the present tense. Write in positive tense. Write in personal tense.
• Start with 100 % throttle
• First of all, change the word "problem" to the word "situation". It changes negative word into neutral.
•  Good leader has to function well as a member of the team and function well in a crisis.
• The top people never become angry or upset. They did not become excited or irritated. They seam to go to the opposite extreme. They slow down and become more polite and courteous.
• Ask yourself what are the worst possible things that could go wrong? What could derail my plans or block my ability to achieve my goals. Make a list of every problem or crisis that could occur. `even if a serious problem has only a 3 percent chance of occurring, write it down on your list.
•  Keep your mind clear by practicing zero-based thinking  all the times. Ask yourself, based on this new information, if I were not now doing this, knowing what I know, would I start it up again today. If the answer is no, immediately make whatever changes are necessary. Be clear about your goals, but be flexible about the process of achieving it.
• In a crisis ask yourself: What are we trying to do? How are we trying to do it? Is there a better way? What are our assumptions? What if our assumptions are wrong? What action should we take  based on our answer to these questions? What is the first action we should take?
• When you make a decision, and new information or circumstances prove that it was wrong, don't be afraid to say: I was wrong. I made a mistake. I changed my mind.
• You are always free to change your mind.
• Always ask yourself when things seem to go wrong, what can I learn from this experience.
• When you are working on a problem or goal and you get an impulse to make a phone call, buy a book, speak to a person, or take any particular action, move quickly. Don't delay. It may be too late soon.
• The time will never be just right. Start where you stand: work with whatever tools you have at your command, and better tools will be found as you go along.

https://www.amazon.com/Flight-Plan-Real-Secret-Success/dp/1576754979

Code Tools: jmh

JMH is a Java harness for building, running, and analysing nano/micro/milli/macro benchmarks written in Java and other languages targetting the JVM.

http://openjdk.java.net/projects/code-tools/jmh/

The Magic of Thinking Big

 


Those who believe they can move mountains, do. Those who believe they can't, cannot. Belief triggers the power to do.

Simple actionable advice for self-improvement. Basically, we are what we think, so think big.
1) Build confidence in yourself. Action reduces fear, so act.
Take small steps at first: Sit in the front everywhere you go, practice eye contact, walk 25% faster, practice speaking up, smile big, use positve words.
2) Think and dream creatively. Believe that it can be done and then the mind finds a way to get it done. Be open to new ideas and be progressive. Stimulate yourself with diverse ideas from diverse people. Capacity is a state of mind.
3) You are what you think. "The price tag you put on yourself, is probably the same price tag that the world will put on you." (pg 75) Dress up. Think your work is important. Think enthusiastically. Ask yourself if you are the type of manager that a subordinate would respect and follow?
4) Manage your environment because it is food for your mind.
People who tell you that it cannot be done are usually unsuccessful people.
5) Make your attitudes your allies. Live it up. Broadcast good news. Do better work that others expect. Remember people's names. Take initiative to build friendships. Talk less. Listen.
6) Get the action habit. Nothing happens just by thinking. Do not worry about problems. You can handle them as they come. Successful people handle problems as they arise. You cannot buy insurance on all problems. Start now.
7) Turn defeat into victory. Defeat is a state of mind. Be constructively self-critical; do not just look for another reason that you are a loser. Think that there IS A WAY. If it does not work, then back off and start afresh. Get mentally refreshed.
8) Use goals to help you grow. Goal is a dream acted upon. "The important thing is not where you were or where you are but where you want to get." (pg 195) Know where you want to go. Visualize your future.
9) How to think like a leader. Achieving success requires the help of others. Trade minds with the people you want to influence. "What would I think if I were that person?" Be human, and put people first.

By https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01B2DJK6S

How to figure out where is java installed on MacOs

Use /usr/libexec/java_home -v 1.x command on a terminal shell to figure out where is your java 1.x home directory

Apache Lucene - Index File Formats

https://lucene.apache.org/core/5_0_0/core/org/apache/lucene/codecs/lucene50/package-summary.html

Elasticsearch transaction log:

http://javadoc.kyubu.de/elasticsearch/v2.1.0/org/elasticsearch/index/translog/Translog.html

Citations from Hello Statup by Yevgeniy Brikman

10x developers

Studies shown:

• the ratio of initial coding time between the best and the worst programers was about 20 to 1
• the ratio of debugging times over 25 to 1
• of program size 5 to 1
• and of program execution speed 10 to 1

Citations from Hello Statup by Yevgeniy Brikman

Don't leave the interview without knowing:

• What are the expectations for the role?
• What does success look like for this job?
• Who will my manager?
• What projects will I work on?
• What is the tech stack?
• What are the hours like? How many of them are spent coding? In meeting?
• How do you build and release code?
• What are the company's mission and values?
• What is the office like?
• What's your favorite and least favorite part of working here?