#097 - Coding with mindfulness

Welcome back to the Pybites podcast. This week we have Andrew McLeod on the show to talk about mindfulness.We talk about:- Mindfulness as it applies to the tech industry and why it’s important to humanise tech.- How mindfulness humanises.- How to be more aware of different parts of the body - as opposed to only thought.- The trap of trying to use mindfulness to fix problems that require action (eg mindfulness will make you aware you are hungry, it won’t resolve the issue)- How mindfulness can help with emotional intelligence (including in the context of code reviewing).- How mindfulness and emotional intelligence can help relating with peers and improve team performance.Books:- The Miracle Of Mindfulness- Chief Joy Officer - McMindfulnessCourses:- MBSR course with certification- MBSR course (without certification - free)- A significantly longer course, both of these teachers are excellentOther resources:- The guy that 'brought mindfulness to the west'- Tara Brach's work- Mindful code reviews:  part 1 and part 2We hope you enjoy this episode!To reach out to Andrew, you can do so:- On LinkedIn- On our Slack - On Instagram