The fine art of slacking

THE FINE ART OF SLACKINGWorking smarter, not harder

@MarcosBrizeno

AGENDA

1. Making the most out of you brain 2. Avoid 100% usage 3. Prioritize and balance your life 4. Ensure 100% focus while working 5. Don’t work 100% of your time

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SLACKERS ALLIANCE

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SLACKERS ALLIANCE

The Slackers Alliance is a nonprofit organization with global membership, committed to advancing Slacker development

principles and practices.

Slackers Alliance supports those who explore and apply Slacking principles and practices in order to make the software profession

more productive, humane and sustainable.

We share our passion to deliver software better every day.

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CERTIFIED SLACKER MASTER® (CSM) - SLACKER ALLIANCE

A Certified Slacker Master® helps project teams properly use Slacking, increasing the likelihood of the project's overall success. CSMs understand Slacking values, practices, and applications

and provide a level of knowledge and expertise above and beyond that of typical project managers.

CSMs act as "servant leaders," helping the rest of the Slacking team work together and learn the Slacking framework.

CSMs also protect the team from both internal and external distractions.

HOW OUR BRAIN WORKS?

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TRY THIS

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Move your right foot clockwise

TRY THIS

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Meanwhile… Draw a 6 in the air

with your right hand

TRY THIS

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TRY THIS

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Your brain is all tied up

LEXICAL AND RICH MODE

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Lexical

- Linear- Logic- Exact- Verbal- Rational- Slow


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Lexical Rich

- Linear- Logic- Exact- Verbal- Rational- Slow

N o n - l i n e a r

Async

Non-verbal

Holistic

SPATIAL

Fast


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L-mode

R-mode


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close your eyes…


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Keep the L-mode/R-mode flow

SYNAPSES AND CONNECTIONS

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10% OF YOUR BRAIN

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10% OF YOUR BRAIN

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10% OF YOUR BRAIN

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"The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be kindled."

-Mestrius Plutarchos (Plutarch)

MORE ABOUT THIS TOPIC

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VISUALIZING BOTTLENECKS

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WHAT IF YOU COULD USE 100% OF YOUR BRAIN?

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WHAT IF YOU COULD USE 100% OF YOUR BRAIN?

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Everything is way too much

IS YOUR TEAM AT 100%?

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There is only so much you can handle on you head

CROSS FUNCTIONAL TEAMS

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BOTTLENECKS EVERYWHERE

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Bottlenecks

Bottlenecks everywhere

RUDY'S RUTABAGA RULE

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Once you eliminate your number one problem, number two gets a promotion

RUDY'S RUTABAGA RULE

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If everyone is at 100% you loose sight of the bottlenecks

PRIORITIZING

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WHAT THE CLIENT WANTS?

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Let’s talk about core hours


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If everything is important, nothing is

DO YOU WANT THAT?

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Quero!

DO YOU WANT THAT?

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Quero!

DO YOU WANT THAT?

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Quero!

DO YOU WANT THAT?

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Quero!

DO YOU WANT THAT?

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Of course you want it!

WHICH ONE DO YOU WANT?

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Quero?


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Quero?


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Quero?


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Every decision you make comes with another thousand

you didn’t make

IMPORTANT VS URGENT

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Important

Urgent

IMPORTANT VS URGENT

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Important

Urgent

Fire!

Business

Dreams

Time waster

IMPORTANT VS URGENT

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important

urgent

IMPORTANT VS URGENT

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ALLOW FOR “NO THINKING TIME"

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Balance your activities to have a healthier life!

SLACK DRIVEN DEVELOPMENT

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AGILE ENCOURAGES NO THINKING TIME

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If you always have to use your contingency there is something

wrong

HOW TO TURN L-MODE OFF

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L-mode


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Keep the L-mode/R-mode flow


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fail

pass

slack

refactor


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SPECIALLY WHEN PAIRING

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SPECIALLY WHEN PAIRING

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Ensure you’re 100% focused while working

1H PLAYING VIDEOGAME == 1H READING A BOOK

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Studying Playing


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Everyone gets 24h everyday It's up to you to decide what

to do with them

1H PLAYING VIDEOGAME != 1H READING A BOOK

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Different tasks have different context

CREATIVE LEISURE

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WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

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WHAT ARE YOU DOING? - WORKING

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WHAT ARE YOU DOING? - WORKING

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"O homem que trabalha perde um tempo precioso" - Domenico De Masi

WHAT ARE YOU DOING? - PLAYING

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WHAT ARE YOU DOING? - LEARNING

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WHAT ARE YOU DOING? - LIVING!

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WHAT ARE YOU DOING? - LIVING!

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“Aquele que é mestre na arte de viver faz pouca distinção entre o seu trabalho e seu tempo livre, sua mente e seu corpo, sua educação e sua recreação, seu amor e a sua religião. Distingue com dificuldade uma coisa da o u t ra c o m d ifi c u l d a d e . A l m e j a , simplesmente, a excelência em qualquer coisa que faça, deixando aos demais a tarefa de decidir se está trabalhando ou se divertindo. Ele acredita que está sempre fazendo as duas coisas ao mesmo tempo.” – Pensamento Zen

“The master in the art of living makes little distinction between his work and his play, his labor and his leisure, his mind and his body, his information and his recreation, his love and his religion.

He hardly knows which is which. He simply pursues his vision of excellence at whatever he does, leaving others to decide whether he is working or playing.

To him he's always doing both.” – Zen Thinking

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

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You are (should be)

here

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