The document discusses the inefficiencies of listening to podcasts for information transfer, comparing it to confusing directions from a relative. It offers tips for managing information overload by consuming content quickly and efficiently, such as listening at increased speeds, skimming articles, and using various tools for saving information. The document also emphasizes the importance of learning and teaching knowledge effectively.

1. MANAGING YOUR
MENTAL STACK

2. WHOAMI
@mattstratton

3. INFORMATION OVERLOAD

5. PODCASTS

6. Listening to podcasts is a terribly inefficient way
of transferring actual information. It's a bit like
asking Grandpa Simpson for directions. It takes
45 minutes, consists mostly of historical
inaccuracies and long rants about the messed up
state of the world today, and at the end you're
not really sure you aren't more lost than when
you started. But it sure is entertaining.
-- John Smyth, the "Ron Swanson of DevOps"

7. PODCAST PRO TIP
LISTEN AT 2X SPEED

8. ABSORB IDEAS FIRST
UNDERSTAND THEM LATER

9. DECIDE WHAT IS
WORTH LEARNING

10. AVOID THE ECHO CHAMBER

11. INVESTIGATE

12. LEARN

13. DO

14. TEACH

15. HOWTO

16. INGEST ARTICLES IN "SKIM MODE"
▸ Twitter
▸ Fliboard
▸ RSS feeds

17. SHIP THEM INTO TEMPORARY STORAGE
▸ Pocket
▸ Instapaper
▸ Plain old bookmarks

18. READ THEM
LATER

19. WHAT ARE YOUR
TIPS?

20. RESOURCES
▸ Flipboard - http://flipboard.com/
▸ Pocket http://getpocket.com/
▸ Pomodoro Technique
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pomodoro_Technique
▸ VoodooPad https://plausible.coop/voodoopad/
▸ Arrested DevOps: Managing Your Mental Stack
http://www.arresteddevops.com/managing-your-mental-stack/