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Nicholas C. Zakas has been working on web applications since 2000, focusing on frontend development, and is known for writing and speaking about frontend best practices. He honed his experience during his five years at Yahoo!, where he was principal frontend engineer for the Yahoo! home page
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Young Bucks
Killing the Business from Backyards to the Big Leagues
Matt Jackson - 2020-11-17
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"The Young Bucks are two guys who not only beat the odds to become one of the greatest, most popular tag teams ever, but also two industry changing visionaries. Matt and Nick are two of the smartest, hard-working, passionate individuals I’ve met during my 28 year career. With the creation of AEW, The Bucks will definitely leave the pro wrestling in...
Nicholas C. Zakas
2021-01-08T01:00:32.000Z
@jbandersoncpa Hehe, nice. By the way, have you read the Young Bucks’ book? I just finished it and it’s pretty good. Hope you are well.      source
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Quiet
The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
Susan Cain - 2012-01-24
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At least one-third of the people we know are introverts. They are the ones who prefer listening to speaking; who innovate and create but dislike self-promotion; who favor working on their own over working in teams. It is to introverts—Rosa Parks, Chopin, Dr. Seuss, Steve Wozniak—that we owe many of the great contributions to society.In Quiet, Susan...
Nicholas C. Zakas
2019-12-30T16:46:48.000Z
This book is must-read if you are an introvert. Also useful for extroverts to understand us better. Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking      source
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Getting Things Done
David Allen - 2015-03-17 (first published in 2001)
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Since it was first published in David Allen's Getting Things Done has become one of the most influential business titles of its era, and the book on personal organisation. 'GTD' has become shorthand for an entire way of approaching the professional and personal tasks everyone faces in life, and has spawned an entire culture of websites, organisatio...
Nicholas C. Zakas
2019-11-23T16:32:25.000Z
If you’re like me and have trouble sleeping because your mind keeps telling you all the stuff you need to do, this book is great: I’m amazed at how much less busy my brain feels, especially at night.      source
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The Gift of Fear
Gavin de Becker - 2021-02-09 (first published in 1996)
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Protect yourself by learning how to trust — and act on — your instincts with the "empowering" #1 bestseller from personal safety expert Gavin de Becker (Boston Globe).A carjacker lurking in a shopping mall parking lot. An abusive husband pounding on the door. A disgruntled employee brandishing a gun. These days, no one is safe from the specter of v...
Nicholas C. Zakas
2019-09-01T18:51:52.000Z
If I had a daughter, girlfriend, or wife, I’d highly recommend this book to them. Less useful for men unless you have reason to fear assassination, but an interesting read nonetheless.      source
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The Brain That Changes Itself
Stories of Personal Triumph from the Frontiers of Brain Science
Norman Doidge - 2007-12-18
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An astonishing new science called neuroplasticity is overthrowing the centuries-old notion that the human brain is immutable. Psychiatrist and psychoanalyst, Norman Doidge, M.D., traveled the country to meet both the brilliant scientists championing neuroplasticity and the people whose lives they’ve transformed - people whose mental limitations or ...
Nicholas C. Zakas
2018-04-30T17:02:09.000Z
If you want to learn more about brain training and neuroplasticity, this book is amazing:      source
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Man's Search for Meaning
Viktor E. Frankl - 2006-06-01 (first published in 1959)
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Psychiatrist Viktor Frankl's memoir has riveted generations of readers with its descriptions of life in Nazi death camps and its lessons for spiritual survival. Based on his own experience and the stories of his patients, Frankl argues that we cannot avoid suffering but we can choose how to cope with it, find meaning in it, and move forward with re...
Nicholas C. Zakas
2018-03-03T21:10:53.000Z
Reading, “Man’s Search for Meaning.” I feel like this is one of those books everyone should read at some point. This paragraph in particular resonated with me.      source
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Indistractable
How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life
Nir Eyal - 2019-09-10
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You sit down at your desk to work on an important project, but a notification on your phone interrupts your morning. Later, as you're about to get back to work, a colleague taps you on the shoulder to chat. At home, screens get in the way of quality time with your family. Another day goes by, and once again, your most important personal and profess...
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The Happiness Advantage
How a Positive Brain Fuels Success in Work and Life
Shawn Achor - 2019-06-05 (first published in 2010)
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Our most commonly held formula for success is broken. Conventional wisdom holds that if we work hard we will be more successful, and if we are more successful, then we'll be happy. If we can just find that great job, win that next promotion, lose those five pounds, happiness will follow. But recent discoveries in the field of positive psychology ha...
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Thinking in Bets
Making Smarter Decisions When You Don't Have All the Facts
Annie Duke - 2019-05-07 (first published in 2018)
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Poker champion turned business consultant Annie Duke teaches you how to get comfortable with uncertainty and make better decisions as a result.In Super Bowl XLIX, Seahawks coach Pete Carroll made one of the most controversial calls in football history: With 26 seconds remaining, and trailing by four at the Patriots' one-yard line, he called for a p...
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Negotiating the Impossible
How to Break Deadlocks and Resolve Ugly Conflicts (without Money or Muscle)
Deepak Malhotra - 2018-06-19
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Negotiating the Impossible guides readers through deadlock with practical advice, and shares stories of successful negotiation to make the hopeless feel hopeful!Some negotiations are easy. Others are more difficult. And then there are situations that seem completely hopeless. Conflict is escalating, people are getting aggressive, and no one is will...
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TED Talks
Chris Anderson - 2017-04-04
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Deep Work by Cal Newport
Nonviolent Communication by Marshall B. Rosenberg
The 15 Commitments of Conscious Leadership by Jim Dethmer
The Principles of Object-Oriented JavaScript by Nicholas C. Zakas
Maintainable JavaScript by Nicholas C. Zakas
Traction by Gino Wickman
Professional JavaScript for Web Developers by Nicholas C. Zakas
Getting to Yes by Roger Fisher
The E-Myth Revisited by Michael E. Gerber
The Power of Full Engagement by Jim Loehr
Difficult Conversations by Douglas Stone