How Top Learners Pick What to Learn First?
The Programming Podcast
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This chapter emphasizes the significance of consistency in education and offers strategies like scheduling and active recall for improved learning. The speakers also introduce a segment for listener questions, celebrate their podcast's growth, and launch a new website for resource accessibility.
You asked. We answered.In this very special Q&A episode, Danny and Leon tackle real questions from listeners about getting hired, staying motivated, and managing your learning and tasks as a developer. Whether you're applying to 20 jobs a day with no response, feeling overwhelmed by your dev role, or trying to bounce back after a layoff — this is the real talk you need to hear.🔥 Real advice. Real experience. Real value. Hit that like & subscribe button to support more episodes like this!💡 Sponsor: Level Up Financial PlanningChanging careers or increasing your income? Get financial clarity with Level Up Financial Planning—helping early and mid-career tech professionals secure their financial future. Visit LevelUpFinancialPlanning.com for a free consultation!Stay in Touch:📧 Have ideas or questions for the show? Or are you a business that wants to talk business?Email us at dannyandleonspodcast@gmail.com!Danny Thompsonhttps://x.com/DThompsonDevhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/DThompsonDevwww.DThompsonDev.comLeon Noelhttps://x.com/leonnoelhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/leonnoel/https://100devs.org/📧 Have ideas or questions for the show? Or are you a business that wants to talk business?Email us at dannyandleonspodcast@gmail.com!🚀 What You'll Learn in This Episode:✔️How to stop being a “click apply” job hunter✔️The tools and strategies to learn more effectively (and not forget everything)✔️Recovering after a layoff with structure and momentum✔️Why your calendar is the ultimate productivity weapon✔️Pomodoro, Anki, space repetition, and real talk on burnoutChapters0:00 - All good things come from consistency 0:36 - Stop using your calendar wrong 0:53 - How to learn more effectively with less effort 1:06 - Welcome to the Q&A episode! 2:10 - How the podcast is doing (stats + milestones) 3:02 - The Programming Podcast website is live 4:07 - Just keep showing up 5:00 - Surprise questions for Leon 5:51 - “I apply to 20 jobs a day and only get scam responses” 6:58 - The problem with just clicking “apply” 8:01 - Resume audit and using ATS checkers 9:01 - Auditing your job hunt process 10:17 - Fill your calendar with value (even for job hunting) 11:28 - Being a connector in your network 12:00 - SPONSORED13:07 - “I landed a junior DevOps role… how do I manage my workload?” 15:09 - Why note-taking doesn’t actually work 17:17 - How we forget what we just learned 18:00 - Take questions, not notes (active recall tip) 18:58 - How to use Anki & spaced repetition 19:28 - Duolingo, language learning & space repetition 20:57 - Learn your priorities 22:01 - Block your work on the calendar like tasks 23:09 - Defend your learning time like a meeting 24:43 - Recharge hard: why scheduling helps your mental health 26:07 - A packed calendar = progress 27:26 - Work/life balance with non-negotiables 27:33 - “I was laid off and I’m feeling lost. What now?” 28:34 - How to build a structured recovery after layoff 30:00 - Break big goals into daily tasks to avoid burnout 31:20 - Network, connect, talk to people 33:43 - What does “laser focused” job hunting actually mean? 35:00 - Don’t get distracted by hype tech — learn what matters 36:40 - Closing thoughts + how to reach us 37:32 - Spotify shoutouts + where to subscribe 38:34 - Why value per minute is the goal of this podcast
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