Tech Topics, Traditional Jobs, and Grinding at Work with Jason Lengstorf

Work-life balance can feel like an impossible expectation to meet. For developers and other tech professionals, it’s even harder to unplug when your profession and personal life are connected to the web. Can developers resist the urge to overwork and embrace non-traditional ways of working?

Jason Lengstorf, Host of Learn With Jason, believes "your job doesn't matter". He explores the concept of "grinding" and shares his ideas on the nuances of working long hours and the importance of maintaining a balanced approach. His perspective revolves around the idea that while putting in extra hours to learn and develop skills can be beneficial, overcommitting to work and neglecting other aspects of life can lead to a loss of creativity, identity, and overall well-being.

In this episode, Jason talks to Robbie and Chuck about his opinion on popular Twitter tech topics, the effects of grinding in your career, and whether traditional jobs have become obsolete.

Key Takeaways

• [01:01] - What’s new with Jason since the last episode?
• [01:42] - A whiskey review: Bunnahabhain 18-Year Whisky.
• [16:01] - Tech hot takes.
• [19:17] - Jason talks about developers being attached to specific tools.
• [22:58] - A whiskey review: Chicken Cock Whiskey Island Rooster Rum Barrel Rye.
• [29:31] - How constant grinding is detrimental to your career.
• [38:01] - Jason’s relationship with work.
• [44:49] - Jason talks about his camera gear.

Quotes

[20:14] - “I want to build cool shit for the internet and the tools are just tools.” ~ Jason Lengstorf

[30:00] - “I feel very strongly that the idea of being always on is detrimental.” ~ Jason Lengstorf

[40:27] - “The internet is an information vehicle and the information that we’re conveying most of the time is to convince you to put some dollars into somebody else's pocket.” ~ Jason Lengstorf

Links

• Learn with Jason
• Learn with Jason YouTube
• Jason Lengstorf Twitter
• Jason Lengstorf LinkedIn
• Multnomah Whiskey Library
• Bunnahabhain 18 Year Whisky
• RC Cola
• YouTube
• The Macallan
• Taylor Poindexter
• Tailwind CSS
• Front End Feud
• Rust
• React
• PHP
• Node JS
• Chicken Cock Whiskey Island Rooster Rum Barrel Rye
• Sagamore Rye Whiskey
• Twitter
• Angular
• Alone
• Hilton
• Marriott
• RenderATL

Connect with our hosts

• Robbie Wagner
• Chuck Carpenter
• Ship Shape

Subscribe and stay in touch

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• Spotify
• Google Podcasts
• Whiskey Web and Whatnot

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