Most software makers experience high， unnecessary levels of stress， disempowerment， and alienation from their work and their coworkers。 They dream of a radically different work experience， but few have peered inside one， and even fewer have achieved it。 This picture of overworked， stressed-out technology workers has become common， but it is far from inevitable。 Matt K。 Parker， technology thought-leader， reveals six "Week in the Life" stories of cutting-edge， radically collaborative software makers。 Stories of technology workers and teams that have achieved a different style of working， one of collaboration and self actualization。 A life of meaning making。 A better way of working and living。 By understanding the psychology behind their experiences， as well as through an appendix of software practices， this book illustrates the potential for human experience in radically collaborative software environments， while also offering a conceptual network for understanding it。