<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Essentialism on Nicole van der Hoeven</title><link>https://nicolevanderhoeven.com/tags/essentialism/</link><description>Recent content in Essentialism on Nicole van der Hoeven</description><generator>Hugo -- gohugo.io</generator><language>en-us</language><copyright>Nicole van der Hoeven</copyright><lastBuildDate>Wed, 15 Nov 2023 13:13:52 +0100</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://nicolevanderhoeven.com/tags/essentialism/index.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title>Minimalism in Software Testing with Lina Zubyte (Adobo &amp; Avocados #21)</title><link>https://nicolevanderhoeven.com/blog/20231115-ana21-minimalism-in-software-testing/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Nov 2023 13:13:52 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://nicolevanderhoeven.com/blog/20231115-ana21-minimalism-in-software-testing/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;How can we apply minimalism in software testing? Lina Zubyte, an Independent Quality Consultant, talks to &lt;a href="https://testingwithmarie.com"&gt;Marie Cruz&lt;/a&gt; and I about what really matters in testing, why empathy is at the root of the testing attitude, and how we can incorporate principles from minimalism to improve quality.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>Setting boundaries, time management, and essentialism (Adobo &amp; Avocados #12)</title><link>https://nicolevanderhoeven.com/blog/20230906-ana12-setting-boundaries-time-management-essentialism/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 Sep 2023 21:34:49 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://nicolevanderhoeven.com/blog/20230906-ana12-setting-boundaries-time-management-essentialism/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;My friend &lt;a href="https://testingwithmarie.com"&gt;Marie Cruz&lt;/a&gt; and I discuss setting boundaries and managing time. We also discuss what essentialism is and why less is better.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Get the Essentialism book &lt;a href="https://amzn.to/48nDdpb"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; (affiliate link).&lt;/p&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>