Episode 247 | Kelsey Hightower - Depth and Dedication

Guest: Kelsey Hightower @kelseyhightower Kelsey Hightower talks with Dave Rael about minimalism, work ethic, life at Google, going deep, and helping other be better Kelsey Hightower currently works as a Developer Advocate at Google and enjoys finding simple solutions to complex problems. Chapters: 1:09 - Dave introduces the show and Kelsey Hightower4:08 - Kelsey and Google7:18 - The Developer Advocate Poisiton9:59 - The things on which Kelsey works12:54 - The things that "light Kelsey up"14:04 - How Kelsey got started in software16:41 - Kelsey's athleticism and the lessons learned20:12 - Kelsey's story of failure - pushing tools before the team is ready for it24:37 - The temptation to use tools and methods because you want to rather than to try to solve a problem and the virtue of swallowing one's pride26:24 - Kelsey's success story - committing to diving in on good technologies with persistence and effort and the good fortune of choosing good tools28:11 - Kelsey's story of leveraging his work ethic to succeed and acquiring depth30:36 - Putting things in front of people and getting critical feedback33:03 - How Kelsey stays current with what he needs to know34:49 - Kelsey's book recommendation39:47 - The things that have Kelsey most excited41:13 - Kelsey's causes of pain and suffering42:36 - Happiness, motivation, simplicity, misleading incentives, and empathy46:39 - Kelsey's top 3 tips for delivering more value49:29 - Keeping up with Kelsey Resources: Kubernetes Istio Envoy Devopsdays Austin AutoCAD Age of Empires Kelsey's book recommendation: Foundation - Isaac Asimov Kelsey's top 3 tips for delivering more value: Learn how to agree to disagree and make other people better Understand who you are and what you like Appreciate what you have