Episode 187 | Matthew Renze - Minimalism and Mindfulness, Teaching and Learning

Guest: Matthew Renze @MatthewRenze Matthew Renze talks with Dave Rael about scientific approaches, educating and learning, science and software, experimenting, and fulfilling life choices Matthew Renze is an independent software and data science consultant with over 16 years of professional experience building large-scale data-driven desktop, server, and cloud-based applications. He is an author for Pluralsight, a Microsoft MVP, an ASPInsider, an international public speaker, and an open-source software contributor. His interests include data analytics, data visualization, and machine learning. Chapters: 0:57 - Dave introduces the show and Matthew Renze2:56 - Matthew's thoughts on the meaning of agile5:15 - Matthew's draw to Data science and machine learning6:47 - All the things in which Matthew is involved9:59 - Matthew, learning, and education12:41 - Matthew's process for fleshing out ideas and turning them into different forms of education and sharing information14:41 - How Matthew stays current with what he needs to know17:05 - How Matthew got started in software19:37 - Matthew's story of failure - limiting scope of failures - overdoing the cumulative stress of long travel21:53 - Introversion and extroversion and the finite nature of personal energy25:52 - Matthew's success story - limiting the scope of failure, perspective on any situation28:46 - Criteria for qualifying something a success and assessing if something is a good fit for what to do with your life30:07 - Matthew's minimalism31:55 - Matthew's book recommendations34:43 - The things that have Matthew most excited37:15 - The things about which Matthew likes to geek out39:03 - Matthew's advice for developers for approaching mindfulness practices42:55 - Matthew's top 3 tips for delivering more value44:38 - Keeping up with Matthew Resources: Matthew's Blog Matthew's Pluralsight Author Page Tim Gifford Brandon Carlson Microsoft Hololens K. Scott Allen on Developer On Fire Troy Hunt on Developer On Fire Cory House on Developer On Fire Jon Mills on Developer On Fire Harvard Graphics Bruce Feiler: Agile Programming - For Your Family - TED "if you can't explain it simply you don't understand it well enough", "An alleged scientific discovery has no merit unless it can be explained to a barmaid" - Albert Einstein? Atari 400 Mike Mohrhauser Beacon (GIS Software) Ted Neward on Developer On Fire Jeremy Clark on Developer On Fire Richard Campbell on Developer On Fire Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap and Others Don't - Jim Collins (mentioned directly and also appears to be the source of the flywheel metaphor) How to Increase Your Luck Surface Area - Jason Roberts Ari Meisel on Developer On Fire Andy Hunt on Developer On Fire Dave Thomas on Developer On Fire DevSci: Agile, DevOps, and Data Science - Matthew's Blog Post on Applying Data Feedback to DevOps RAGBRAI - Bicycle Ride Across Iowa Heart rate variability Galvanic Skin Response Matthew's book recommendation: The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master - Andrew Hunt Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less - Greg McKeown Matthew's top 3 tips for delivering more value: Understand what is valuable in the first place Identify the value stream and eliminate waste Maximize feedback