Alex Brodt – Articles

Straight to the point: if you use Home Assistant and haven't installed HACS yet, you're missing half the fun.

After a period of forced inactivity in home automation due to moving force majeure reasons, I returned to the fun.

Since I started getting interested in technology and especially servers/networks, I had that almost nerdy desire to build a complete rack at home... not just for the aesthetics, which I confess, always enchanted me, but mainly for the control it provides,…

Night Run Floripa Airport.

Last year I had planned to run this race, but a flu knocked me down and I couldn't do the race.

Another T&F race in Floripa.

On a friend's recommendation, I read The Creative Act: A Way of Being by Rick Rubin.

I woke up at 04:00, board already tied to the car and heading to the south of the island.

I read Carandiru Station by Drauzio Varella.

I read Running: The Exercise, the City & the Marathon Challenge by Drauzio Varella.

Finally we paddled to Francês Island!

What I Talk About When I Talk About Running by Haruki Murakami is a contemplative book, in the author's minimalist style.

I recently finished a book recommended by my wife, The Girl on the Cliffs by Lucinda Riley.

Another half marathon!

Surviving in Hell, the book version of the landmark album by Racionais MC's.

I finished reading The Best Comedies of Private Life by Luis Fernando Veríssimo.

Nothing Will Be Like Before by Miguel Nicolelis is an ambitious but uneven book.

South Run at Morro do Sertão getting better each year.

I planned the weekend in Balneário Camboriú with the family and took advantage of the Live Run XP stage.

I recently finished reading The True Creator of Everything by Miguel Nicolelis.

The day hasn't even dawned yet and Beira-Mar Norte in Floripa is packed.

Sunday morning, I wake up early (4:00am) and head south of the island.

I was reflecting on how necessary and promising it is to study programming nowadays, given the advancement of technology, specifically artificial intelligence.

Humid night in Jurerê, wet asphalt and music everywhere.

After the debut in this race, I returned to repeat the dose and stretch to 10 km.

I woke up early, board in the water and the sea in Canasvieiras that way we like it: a mirror.

Early Sunday, south of the island slowly waking up and me running on the Açores Beach waterfront.

Great by Choice by Jim Collins shows how some companies managed to thrive even in chaotic and unpredictable environments.

Carnival Saturday, hot night at Santinho and the entire beach in party mood.

Last week I had the opportunity to participate in NRF (National Retail Federation 2023), the world's largest retail fair in New York!

I read the classic The Richest Man in Babylon by George S.

Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki contrasts two worldviews about money, the "poor dad", focused on job security, and the "rich dad" focused on investments and building assets.

I finished reading How to Have a Good Day by Caroline Webb.

Carnival well enjoyed around here.

Rebel Ideas by Matthew Syed is an invitation to challenge traditional thinking and encourage new ways of looking at problems.

Powerful by Patty McCord, former Chief Talent Officer at Netflix, is about building a corporate culture based on freedom and responsibility.

I recently read The Amazon Management System by Ram Charan, which explains how Amazon built a culture of innovation and customer focus that made it one of the biggest companies in the world.

I read Digital Minimalism by Cal Newport.

Opening the toolbox… Happy to share another great achievement: DASSM (Disciplined Agile Senior Scrum Master) certification!

This achievement has a special taste.

The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg clearly explains how habits are formed and how they can be changed.

After some time away from exams, I decided to challenge myself again.

Academic education, professional experience and some certifications are not guarantees of a good manager.

I recently finished reading Agile Project Management by Vitor Massari.

I recently read the book Drive, Motivation 3.0 by Daniel Pink, it presents in a clear and well-synthesized way the phases of motivation and its three fundamental elements to achieve better results being truly motivated.

Labor Day long weekend.

Getting Past No by William Ury follows an approach that every negotiation needs to have a win-win outcome.

Another 5k for the count!

I finished reading Do Mil ao Milhão by Thiago Nigro.

Since I moved to Floripa, I wanted to participate in a street race here.