

Developer Tea
Jonathan Cutrell
Developer Tea exists to help driven developers connect to their ultimate purpose and excel at their work so that they can positively impact the people they influence.
With over 17 million downloads to date, Developer Tea is a short podcast hosted by Jonathan Cutrell, engineering leader with over 15 years of industry experience. We hope you'll take the topics from this podcast and continue the conversation, either online or in person with your peers. Email: developertea@gmail.com
With over 17 million downloads to date, Developer Tea is a short podcast hosted by Jonathan Cutrell, engineering leader with over 15 years of industry experience. We hope you'll take the topics from this podcast and continue the conversation, either online or in person with your peers. Email: developertea@gmail.com
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May 12, 2020 • 19min
Context-Dependent Decisions and Linear Heuristic Mental Models
What effect does your value system have on your personal and professional growth?
In today's episode, we're talking about context dependent decision making and how your current state of mind can influence decisions you make on a day-to-day basis and influence our happiness long term.
🙏 Today's Episode is Brought To You By: HeadSpin
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🍵 Subscribe to the Tea Break Challenge
This is a daily challenge designed help you become more self-aware and be a better developer so you can have a positive impact on the people around you. Check it out and give it a try at https://www.teabreakchallenge.com/.

May 8, 2020 • 15min
Productive Self-Sabotage
We often don't know about all of the failures that exist, but what causes failure?
The path to success is filled with failures along the way. In today's episode, we're challenging you to take a step into an unknown situation with understanding that you will likely fail and what failure means to your personal and professional growth.
🙏 Today's Episode is Brought To you by: Linode
Whether you’re working on a personal project or managing your enterprise’s infrastructure, Linode has the pricing, support, and scale you need to take your project to the next level. Get started on Linode today with a special $20 credit for listeners of Developer Tea.
Visit: linode.com/developertea and use promo code developertea2020
P.s. They're also hiring! Visit https://www.linode.com/careers to see what careers are available to you.

May 6, 2020 • 10min
Simple Prioritization Visualization
In today's episode, we're doing a visualization exercise. Grab a piece of paper and pen or pencil and get ready to think about what you did today.
🧡 Leave a Review
If you're enjoying the show and want to support the content head over to iTunes and leave a review! It helps other developers discover the show and keep us focused on what matters to you.
🍵 Subscribe to the Tea Break Challenge
This is a daily challenge designed help you become more self-aware and be a better developer so you can have a positive impact on the people around you. Check it out and give it a try at https://www.teabreakchallenge.com/.

May 4, 2020 • 9min
There Is No, "Way We've Always Done It"
The average engineer hears this over and over, "question your assumptions." In today's episode, we're identifying assumptions that make based on our behaviors in various situations.
How can we avoid throw away responses like "it's the way we've always done things" when we or our teammates ask the question, "Why?"
🙏 Today's Episode is Brought To You By: HeadSpin
With HeadSpin, you only need one platform for testing, monitoring, and analytics across applications, devices, and networks. Check them out at headspin.io
🧡 Leave a Review
If you're enjoying the show and want to support the content head over to iTunes and leave a review! It helps other developers discover the show and keep us focused on what matters to you.
🍵 Subscribe to the Tea Break Challenge
This is a daily challenge designed help you become more self-aware and be a better developer so you can have a positive impact on the people around you. Check it out and give it a try at https://www.teabreakchallenge.com/.

May 1, 2020 • 11min
When To Walk Away From (and come back to) A Problem
When do you walk away from a problem to find the solution?
In today's episode of Developer Tea, we're answering this question submitted from a listener.
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🙏 Today's Episode is Brought To you by: Linode
Whether you’re working on a personal project or managing your enterprise’s infrastructure, Linode has the pricing, support, and scale you need to take your project to the next level. Get started on Linode today with a special $20 credit for listeners of Developer Tea.
Visit: linode.com/developertea and use promo code developertea2020
P.s. They're also hiring! Visit https://www.linode.com/careers to see what careers are available to you.

Apr 29, 2020 • 9min
Default Problem Solving Modes
What are your default problem solving strategies?
In today's episode of Developer Tea, we're talking about the things we do on a regular basis and how our default behaviors shape the way we approach problem solving strategies when faced with a new situation.
🙏 Today's Episode is Brought To you by: Educative.io
Supercharge your career with interactive, text-based software courses. Visit Educative.io/DeveloperTea to get 10% off.

Apr 27, 2020 • 10min
What Orders Have You Inherited?
What makes up the orders that we follow?
In today's episode, we're talking about truths about the world based on our pre-determined perceptions. We dig into how our predispositions inform our decision making and shape the way we solve problems as developers.
🙏 Today's Episode is Brought To you by: Educative.io
Supercharge your career with interactive, text-based software courses. Visit Educative.io/DeveloperTea to get 10% off.
🧡 Leave a Review
If you're enjoying the show and want to support the content head over to iTunes and leave a review! It helps other developers discover the show and keep us focused on what matters to you.
🍵 Subscribe to the Tea Break Challenge
This is a daily challenge designed help you become more self-aware and be a better developer so you can have a positive impact on the people around you. Check it out and give it a try at https://www.teabreakchallenge.com/.

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Apr 24, 2020 • 33min
Upstream w/ Dan Heath (Part 2)
Dan Heath, author of 'Upstream', discusses the importance of leadership and preventative work, reducing the need for heroes. They also explore the significance of measuring success, integration, upstream thinking, and data-driven decision-making. The interview concludes with sponsor acknowledgment.

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Apr 22, 2020 • 26min
Upstream w/ Dan Heath (Part 1)
In today's episode, we sit down with Dan Heath, author of a new book , Upstream. In this part 1 of the conversation with Dan, we discuss preventative work over reactive work among teams.
🌎Dan Heath On The Web
Heath Brothers
About Dan
✍️Mentions & Resources
Anita Tucker
Steven Spear
🙏 Today's Episode is Brought To you by: Educative.io
Supercharge your career with interactive, text-based software courses. Visit Educative.io/DeveloperTea to get 10% off.

Apr 20, 2020 • 6min
Protecting Uncertainty
At some point our knowledge runs out, but even more perplexing is the ability to look forward in time. In today's episode, we're talking about uncertainty that teams experience and how that uncertainty within a team can be a healthy marker to successful workers.
🧡 Leave a Review
If you're enjoying the show and want to support the content head over to iTunes and leave a review! It helps other developers discover the show and keep us focused on what matters to you.
🍵 Subscribe to the Tea Break Challenge
This is a daily challenge designed help you become more self-aware and be a better developer so you can have a positive impact on the people around you. Check it out and give it a try at https://www.teabreakchallenge.com/.