Michelle Bakels: How to Optimize Developer Health

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Links

- Codecrafters (sponsor): https://tej.as/codecrafters

- Wix (sponsor): https://tej.as/wix

- G2i: https://g2i.co

- Developer Health OS: https://www.g2i.co/developer-health

- Michelle on X: https://x.com/michellebakels

- Tejas on X: https://x.com/tejaskumar_

Summary

In this episode, Michelle Bakels from G2i discusses the importance of developer health and wellbeing. She explains G2i's Developer Health Operating System, which focuses on burnout recovery, prevention, and optimizing performance. Michelle shares insights on work-life balance, the impact of remote work, and practical strategies for maintaining physical and mental health in the tech industry.

Chapters

00:00:00 Introduction

00:06:13 Challenges developers face in the tech industry

00:12:08 External and internal pressures on developers

00:19:31 The importance of questioning and reevaluating work habits

00:24:08 G2I's focus on developer health

00:29:33 Overview of the Developer Health Operating System

00:34:26 Burnout recovery strategies

00:39:53 Workaholic tendencies and stress addiction

00:46:38 Burnout prevention techniques

00:51:58 Optimizing performance through sleep and brain health

00:59:43 Remote work's impact on productivity and work-life balance

01:09:12 Michelle's personal routine for maintaining health and productivity

01:15:11 Measuring the effectiveness of health strategies

01:20:18 G2I's four-day work week experiment

01:24:50 The importance of transparency and vulnerability in leadership

01:28:10 Conclusion and final thoughts

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