My Top Books to Improve Productivity for Software Developers

This video recaps the most important books I've read that have helped me improve performance and productivity as a software engineer / manager.
01:27 - Deep Work - amzn.to/3VHhG5y
03:15 - Getting Things Done - amzn.to/3L3ttpL
05:09 - Grit - amzn.to/3L5tQjM
06:01 - Ultralearning - amzn.to/3zuZBzT
07:42 - So Good They Can't Ignore You - amzn.to/3RMpC4m
10:14 - Digital Minimalism - amzn.to/3L4NSdY
10:58 - A World Without Email - amzn.to/4cETuYh
11:53 - Measure What Matters - amzn.to/4cCX1Gu
12:51 - Thinking in Systems - amzn.to/3L3mA80
14:38 - High Output Management - amzn.to/3VHLiQ4
17:40 - The Pyramid Principle - amzn.to/4eJBQVe
19:11 - On Writing Well - amzn.to/4eBoIBv
19:56 - On Writing - amzn.to/45JXOmG
20:46 - The Elements of Style - amzn.to/3W0NfZ7
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📚 INCREDIBLE BOOKS TO BUILD YOUR ABILITY TO FOCUS AND ORGANIZE 📚
Deep Work - amzn.to/463oPRk
So Good They Can't Ignore You - amzn.to/3PPo48N
Digital Minimalism - amzn.to/3Q00nep
A World Without Email - amzn.to/3t6nGKq
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Clean Architecture - amzn.to/3sCEGCe
Head First Design Patterns - amzn.to/37WXAMy
Domain Driven Design - amzn.to/3aWSW2W
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The Pragmatic Programmer - amzn.to/3uH4kaQ
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Refactoring - amzn.to/3r6FQ8U
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01:27 - Deep Work - amzn.to/3VHhG5y 03:15 - Getting Things Done - amzn.to/3L3ttpL 05:09 - Grit - amzn.to/3L5tQjM 06:01 - Ultralearning - amzn.to/3zuZBzT 07:42 - So Good They Can't Ignore You - amzn.to/3RMpC4m 10:14 - Digital Minimalism - amzn.to/3L4NSdY 10:58 - A World Without Email - amzn.to/4cETuYh 11:53 - Measure What Matters - amzn.to/4cCX1Gu 12:51 - Thinking in Systems - amzn.to/3L3mA80 14:38 - High Output Management - amzn.to/3VHLiQ4 17:40 - The Pyramid Principle - amzn.to/4eJBQVe 19:11 - On Writing Well - amzn.to/4eBoIBv 19:56 - On Writing - amzn.to/45JXOmG 20:46 - The Elements of Style - amzn.to/3W0NfZ7

[@SayItWellOrShutup]

Excellent list. I’ve read a lot of similar books in the past and yes, I remember things here and there and in my mind, it’s registered as read, though after seeing your list, you ignited my interest in re-reading/exploring what I “think” I have in my soft skills arsenal. Most importantly, how to express complex ideas to others, in this fast paced world, this has become a lost art and has lead to disconnect between people and degraded the value of important ideas. Thank you sir for spending the time and effort on this list. Much respect!

[@strll3048]

As a parent, of much younger people, I would like to express feelings of respect for you and especially your family, or the people who raised you. Thank you All, for these invaluable contributions!

[@Arya-tm]

4:55 I am interested to know more on how you manage your time

[@indiansouls8357]

Outstanding informative recommendations video 👍

[@srikanthganta7626]

Thanks for the recommendations! Would love to know your framework of Getting Things done!

[@AlexShapovalov]

Great recommendations, waiting for time management video

[@danielhammond8949]

Thanks, I'm interested in reading some of these!

[@keltonkarboviak2859]

Would be interested to hear about your task management!

[@alansnyder8448]

These are great recommendations. Since I like to listen to books while in the car or out for a walk, which ones on this list can be listened to? I'm particularly interested in "Thinking in Systems," "So Good They Cannot Ignore You," and the writing books.

[@BeABetterDev]

I would avoid Thinking in Systems since it contains a lot of diagrams that you will need to refer to. Any book by Cal Newport would be a good match for listening as they are more narrative driven.

[@vetribull8318]

Atomic Habits recommended too ..:)

[@pgck]

Recap of the recap: 1. Deep Work (Newport) 2. Getting Things Done (Allen) 3. Grit (Duckworth) 4. Ultralearning (Young) 5. So Good They Can’t Ignore You (Newport) 6. Digital Minimalism (Newport) 7. A World Without Email (Newport) 8. Measure What Matters (Doerr) 9. Thinking in Systems (Meadows) 10. High Output Management (Grove) 11. The Pyramid Principle (Minto) 12. On Writing Well (Zinsser) 13. On Writing (King) 14. The Elements of Style (Strunk & White)

[@happy..1907]

No Chip and Dan Heath? You're missing out!!

[@joshacosta123]

Did you grab all of these from my bookshelf? 😅 great taste 😂

[@rishiraj2548]

👍🏻

[@kurshadqaya1684]

Brother, in all of your videos your voice is not sync with your lips. If you solve it, it will be great.

[@alansnyder8448]

Could if be something about you or your computer? I watched carefully after seeing this comment and it seems fine here.

[@kurshadqaya1684]

@@alansnyder8448, I have been watching the guy since long ago. In my MSI, now in my Mac M2 max, iPhone 15, all is the same. The mouth is milliseconds behind the voice.