Brunch with Brent: Wes Payne

Brent joins Wes Payne, well-known Jupiter Broadcasting co-host of Linux Unplugged, Coder Radio, and TechSNAP, for a deep-dive conversation that touches a wide swath of life as a Wes, with topics including:

• adventures in learning


• a recipe for great collaborations


• one definition of Wes-work


• creativity and problem-solving in tech


• introvertedness and the subtle art of being agreeable


• strategies in brainstorming


• entropy and evolution of routines in creativity


• hammock time and meditation


• Buddhism and our mind's understanding of the world


• the importance of context in comprehension

Links:

• The World Before Your Feet' Documentary - Matt Green Walks Every Street in New York City
• Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain
• The 4-Hour Workweek by Tim Ferriss
• Six Thinking Hats
• Brain Pickings - Daily Rituals: A Guided Tour of Writers’ and Artists’ Creative Habits
• Hammock Driven Development, or, If We're Not Solving Problems What are We Doing? - Rich Hickey
• Convinced Coder - Hammock Driven Development
• Derek Sivers - “HELL YEAH!” or “no."
• Why Buddhism is True: The Science and Philosophy of Meditation and Enlightenment by Robert Wright
• The Knowledge Gap: The Hidden Cause of America’s Broken Education System–and How to Fix It - Natalie Wexler