# Bruno Miranda > Bruno Miranda ## Posts - [The Impact of AI on Engineering Onboarding](https://brunomiranda.com/blog/the-impact-of-ai-on-engineering-onboarding/): In the evolving landscape of engineering onboarding, AI has emerged as a pivotal game-changer. - [Programming: Art or Science?](https://brunomiranda.com/blog/programming-art-or-science/): Is programming merely a science? If you think so, the notion that Artificial Intelligence will soon replace all programmers isn't far-fetched. - [The Great Mental Models Vol 1 by Shane Parrish](https://brunomiranda.com/blog/the-great-mental-models-vol-1-by-shane-parrish/): The secret to better decision-making is learning things that won’t change. Mastering a small number of versatile concepts with broad applicability enables you to rapidly grasp new areas, identify patterns, and understand how the world works. Don’t waste your time on knowledge with an expiry date - focus on the fundamentals. - [The Manager's Path by Camille Fournier](https://brunomiranda.com/blog/the-managers-path-by-camille-fournier/): Managing people is difficult wherever you work. But in the tech industry, where management is also a technical discipline, the learning curve can be brutal—especially when there are few tools, texts, and frameworks to help you. In this practical guide, author Camille Fournier (tech lead turned CTO) takes you through each stage in the journey from engineer to technical manager. - [Three Pillars of Effective Leadership](https://brunomiranda.com/blog/pillars-of-effective-leadership/): I am a huge fan of Jeff Weiner, LinkedIn's Executive Chairman (and prior CEO). - [This is Water by David Foster Wallace](https://brunomiranda.com/blog/this-is-water/): David Foster Wallace‘s 2005 commencement speech to the graduating class at Kenyon College is one of my favorites. - [Concentric Circles of Information](https://brunomiranda.com/blog/concentric-circles-of-information/): Humans are complex. Information processing boils down to the path of least resistance. There are steep diminishing returns to information consumption. - [Favorite Essays on Life Advice](https://brunomiranda.com/blog/favorite-essays-on-life-advice/): Insightful writing is timeless. Quality trumps quantity, and I tend to re-read the same dozen articles often. - [Good Reads: 2020 in Books](https://brunomiranda.com/blog/the-books-i-read-in-2020/): And just like that, 2020 comes to an end. What follows is the list of books I read in 2020. - [The Almanack of Naval Ravikant by Eric Jorgenson](https://brunomiranda.com/blog/the-almanack-of-naval-ravikant/): It’s not really about hard work. You can work in a restaurant eighty hours a week, and you’re not going to get rich. - [Ego is the Enemy by Ryan Holiday](https://brunomiranda.com/blog/ego-is-the-enemy-by-ryan-holiday/): What humans require in our ascent is purpose and realism. Purpose, you could say, is like passion with boundaries. Realism is detachment and perspective. - [The Great CEO Within by Matt Mochary](https://brunomiranda.com/blog/the-great-ceo-within-by-matt-mochary/): Schedule two hours each day (i.e., put an event in your calendar) to work on your top goal only. And do this every single workday. Period. - [Made to Stick by Chip and Dan Heath](https://brunomiranda.com/blog/made-to-stick-by-chip-and-dan-heath/): Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die is a book by brothers Chip and Dan Heath published by Random House on January 2, 2007. The book continues the idea of "stickiness" popularized by Malcolm Gladwell in The Tipping Point, seeking to explain what makes an idea or concept memorable or interesting. - [Do The Work by Steven Pressfield](https://brunomiranda.com/blog/do-the-work-by-steven-pressfield/): Do the Work is a 2011 non-fiction book written by American author Steven Pressfield. It is the follow up book to his previous work The War of Art. In it he again presents his theory of the enemy of creative works, Resistance, that stops individuals from achieving their desired objectives. - [The Art of Leadership by Michael Lopp](https://brunomiranda.com/blog/the-art-of-leadership-by-michael-lopp/): Marginal meetings are unavoidable, and identifying them ahead of time gives me a chance to figure out an angle to increase their value. - [How to Stop Worrying and Start Living by Dale Carnegie](https://brunomiranda.com/blog/how-to-stop-worrying-and-start-living-by-dale-carnegie/): Good thinking deals with causes and effects and leads to logical, constructive planning; bad thinking frequently leads to tension and nervous breakdowns. - [Radical Candor by Kim Scott](https://brunomiranda.com/blog/radical-candor-by-kim-scott/): At Apple as a Google the bosses ability to achieve results had a lot more to do with listening and seeking to understand that he did with telling people what to do; more to do with the baiting the directing; what to do with pushing people to the side then with being that the decider; more to do with persuading them with giving orders; more to do with learning then with knowing. - [Switch by Chip & Dan Heath](https://brunomiranda.com/blog/switch-by-chip-dan-heath/): Why is it so hard to make lasting changes in our companies, in our communities, and in our own lives? The primary obstacle is a conflict that's built into our brains. Psychologists have discovered that our minds are ruled by two different systems--the rational mind and the emotional mind--that compete for control. - [Search Inside Yourself by Chade-Meng Tan](https://brunomiranda.com/blog/search-inside-yourself-by-chade-meng-tan/): Can you imagine what it's like to be able to completely clear your mind and experience a deep sense of calm whenever you want? What about the power to switch into a state of intense concentration, but at the same time be completely relaxed? - [The Daily Stoic by Ryan Holiday](https://brunomiranda.com/blog/the-daily-stoic-by-ryan-holiday/): The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living is a daily devotional book of stoic philosophy co-authored by Ryan Holiday and Stephen Hanselman. It is Holiday's fifth book and Hanselman's debut as an author. - [The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle](https://brunomiranda.com/blog/the-power-of-now-by-eckhart-tolle/): The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment is a book by Eckhart Tolle. The book is intended to be a guide for day-to-day living and stresses the importance of living in the present moment and transcending thoughts of the past or future. - [Smartcuts by Shane Snow](https://brunomiranda.com/blog/smartcuts-by-shane-snow/): Entrepreneur and journalist Shane Snow (Wired, Fast Company, The New Yorker, and cofounder of Contently) analyzes the lives of people and companies that do incredible things in implausibly short time. - [On Getting Older](https://brunomiranda.com/blog/on-getting-older/): They say one is not old until regrets take the place of dreams. I hope this is true. I have a lot left in me. - [Sunday Morning Focused Reading](https://brunomiranda.com/blog/sunday-morning-focused-reading/): I wanted a way to read longer articles in a focused manner, away from the computer. - [Feedback, Honesty, and Kindness](https://brunomiranda.com/blog/feedback-honesty-and-kindness/): Feedback is a gift. Giving honest feedback is about caring for your co-workers and working through difficult yet fruitful conversations. - [Effective Remote Teams](https://brunomiranda.com/blog/effective-remote-software-engineering-teams/): When I was 14 years old, I got my first job. I can’t remember if I had an official title or not, but it certainly didn’t matter. - [Good Reads: 2019 in Books](https://brunomiranda.com/blog/books-read-in-2019/): Here's the list of books I read or re-read in 2019, in more-or-less chronological order. - [On Procrastination](https://brunomiranda.com/blog/on-procrastination/): Procrastination is an odd feeling. We feel it all the time; I feel it as I sit here looking at the blinking cursor. I almost didn’t write this. - [The Effective Contributor](https://brunomiranda.com/blog/the-effective-contributor/): When I was 15 years old and still in high school, I was fortunate enough to get a job in a software development shop. - [Professional Focus Planning for the New Year](https://brunomiranda.com/blog/professional-focus-planning-for-the-new-year/): A few years ago, I was feeling overwhelmed at work, as most of us do. - [Guiding Principles & Quirks](https://brunomiranda.com/blog/guiding-principles-quirks/): We often spend more time with our colleagues than with our friends and family. - [Building a Distributed Engineering Team](https://brunomiranda.com/blog/building-a-distributed-engineering-team/): If you are only willing to look at candidates within San Francisco you are making your job 1,000 times harder from day one. - [Ten simple ways to make meetings more effective](https://brunomiranda.com/blog/ten-simple-ways-to-make-meetings-more-effective/): As an engineer, I tend to cringe anytime I see a meeting request. As a team leader, I understand the need for them. - [Be Still and Quiet](https://brunomiranda.com/blog/be-still-and-quiet/): Listen to the voice inside you; it knows best. Be still and quiet when the first instinct is to talk and do. - [Unlearning a Skill](https://brunomiranda.com/blog/unlearning-a-skill/): I wasn’t the most athletic of kids growing up. This never stopped me from fun physical activities. A few years ago, I decided to learn how to do a double-under. - [The Role of a VP of Engineering](https://brunomiranda.com/blog/the-role-of-a-vp-of-engineering/): My good friend, Matt Aimonetti, posted a tweet a few days ago that motivated me to share some ideas bouncing around my head publicly. - [Principles of Successful Software Engineering Teams](https://brunomiranda.com/blog/principles-of-successful-software-engineering-teams/): No team is created equal. Establishing tenets to guide software engineering teams is vital to their success. - [Successfully On-boarding Software Engineers](https://brunomiranda.com/blog/successfully-on-boarding-software-engineers/): This article was first published on Doximity's Engineering Blog in December 2015. - [Is Group Chat Killing your Flow?](https://brunomiranda.com/blog/is-group-chat-killing-your-flow/): Do you remember the last time you had a sizable block of uninterrupted time at work? Time you got to really concentrate? ## Pages - [Hobbies](https://brunomiranda.com/hobbies/) - [Contact Me](https://brunomiranda.com/contact/) - [Inspiring Quotes](https://brunomiranda.com/quotes/): Bees don’t waste time explaining to flies that honey is better than sh*t. - [Search / Archive](https://brunomiranda.com/search/): Programming: Art or Science? - [Book Notes](https://brunomiranda.com/books/): Below you'll find my collection of book notes, summaries, and highlights. I'm always looking for new book recommendations. Please do share ✉️ if you have one. - [Hi, I’m Bruno Miranda](https://brunomiranda.com/about-bruno/): I am a slow thinker, curious, and enamored with learning, leadership, and philosophy. - [Privacy & Disclosures](https://brunomiranda.com/privacy-and-disclosures/): When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection. [comment]: # (Generated by Hostinger Tools Plugin)