A CTO’s tips for getting stuff done paid Oracle
, he appreciates the opportunities that having a close relationship with a software vendor such as Oracle brings and the chances to interact with peer Oracle ACEs and Groundbreakers.
“Groundbreakers is a brilliant network for learning and collaborating,” Weir says. He also reads magazines online and is a Slack and Twitter enthusiast—but like most of us, he admits to struggling to shut off those information sources at times.Indeed, for people such as Weir, knowing when he is able to concentrate and when to back off is key. “Mornings are best. I’m more creative, I’m rested, and I don’t have 100 things in my head,” Weir says.
His favorite way to find flow is to isolate himself from office distractions. “If, for example, I have to deliver a hard-core demo, like a sample pattern to show my developers how to implement something the right way, I stay home, isolate myself in my home studio, shut off email, and just focus,” he says.
When you put your head down, time flies, Weir finds—but that, too, has risks. He’s found it critical to take breaks for meals and “to disconnect a little and come back fresh. Your creativity can be affected if you don’t look after yourself a little. That’s a common problem. You can exhaust yourself without knowing it.”An award-winning musician and writer, Alexa Weber Morales is director of developer content at Oracle. Morales is the former editor in chief of Software Development magaz...
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