My name is RJ Schmertz. I am a growing software developer that would like somewhere to write down my thoughts and ideas. I’ve always believed that reiterating something will help you remember it better, it can be living documentation and who knows, maybe I’ll be able to share some of my knowledge and experience with some others.
My goal for this blog is to capture information that is in my head, things that I have to learn or knowledge that I will gain as I go along. And, to share that here.
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One of my #1 favorite ways to gain general knowledge is to listen to audio books. The biggest step to adding more time for this was turning on a book while I’m driving, and while I’m running on the treadmill or outside. While I’m lifting I like to listen to podcasts because they require less focus. Audible will let you try it out for free.
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Or if audiobooks aren’t your thing, Kindle is available as a desktop and mobile app along with on the Kindle devices.
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