Management

Praca głębokaJak odnieść sukces w świecie, w którym ciągle coś nas rozprasza Author: Cal Newport Deep Work is a book written by Cal Newport that explores the concept of deep work and how it can be leveraged to achieve professional success and lead a more fulfilling life. Newport argues that in an increasingly connected and fast-paced world, the ability to focus and produce high-quality work is becoming increasingly valuable and rare. He provides practical strategies and tools for developing the discipline of deep work, including minimizing distractions, optimizing your work environment, and training your mind to focus. ...

DriveThe Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us Author: Daniel H. Pink Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us is a book that I recently read and found to be highly insightful. The author, Daniel H. Pink, explores the science of motivation and argues that the traditional carrot-and-stick approach is outdated and ineffective. He claims that in today’s rapidly changing and complex world, autonomy, mastery, and purpose are the most important drivers of motivation. ...

Projekt JednorożecPowieść o szansie w epoce przewrotów cyfrowych Author: Gene Kim I read the Polish translation of this book, which serves as a modern sequel to The Phoenix Project . While the core philosophy remains the same, this new volume updates the technical landscape-replacing references to palmtops with contemporary tools like Kubernetes and Docker. If you’ve already read the original, this feels like a timely refresh rather than a complete retread. ...

Projekt FeniksPowieść o IT, modelu DevOps i o tym, jak pomóc firmie w odniesieniu sukcesu Authors: Gene Kim, Kevin Behr, George Spafford This is the seminal work that introduced DevOps principles to a broader audience through narrative storytelling. The book follows an IT manager tasked with saving a failing software project by implementing DevOps practices and organizational change. Note ...

Pragmatyczny programistaOd czeladnika do mistrza Authors: Andrew Hunt, David Thomas I first read this book almost 10 years ago, but didn’t write a proper review at the time. Over the recent Christmas break, I revisited it and gave it a second read which resulted in bit of Go programming 😁. Reading it in 2025, you can feel the book is dated. The authors are enthusiastic about Java and CORBA1, and use Perl for daily tasks. Even though I did similar things around 2015, my workflow has changed since then. Newer tools and architectures have made things even simpler. ...

Getting Things DoneCzyli sztuka bezstresowej efektywności Author: David Allen My first encounter with the “Getting Things Done” methodology actually happened thanks to the book “Time Management: Strategies for System Administrators” - when I was still a student. The idea of creating paper lists with tasks seemed a bit crazy to me at the time, but as a geek, I was always on the lookout for apps, and tools that could help. ...

Zarządzanie czasemStrategie dla administratorów systemów Author: Thomas Limoncelli This book was my first introduction to task management and “Getting Things Done” methodology. At this time I was still a student, and as it was referenced in this book I was performing backups of servers on the tapes (HP LTO). So this small tip on how often to change tapes, made my life easier. I also implemented Nagios in the company where I was working to improve monitoring. I also ...