The Most Important UI: You

A lightning talk about the lack of self-care in the tech industry and how you can build your own self-care toolkit.

Current deck from: Women of React 2020
Resources: bit.ly/self-care-talk-resources
Recording: Coming soon!

Transcript

1. The Most Important UI:
   You
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2. …the space where interactions
   between humans and
   machines occur.
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   Wikipedia
   

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3. the machines
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4. The humans behind
   the machines
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5. Self-care in Tech
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6. @carolstran
   What is self-care?
   

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7. A self-initiated, deliberate
   act to establish and maintain
   physical, mental and
   emotional health.
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8. @carolstran
   Self-care
   Selfish
   

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9. @carolstran
   Self-care
   Luxury
   

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10. @carolstran
    Self-care
    Bath bombs & face masks
    

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11. @carolstran
    Self-care
    Bath bombs & face masks
    

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12. @carolstran
    Lack of self-care is a
    problem in tech
    

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13. ‘’
    We’re allowing the
    culture we’re creating
    to make exhaustion a
    badge of honor.
    Jennifer Parsons
    Founder, selfcare.tech
    

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14. Outcomes of self-care
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    Burnout prevention & recovery
    Increased productivity
    Positive working atmosphere
    Better emotional & physical health
    So much more!
    

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15. Building your own
    self-care toolkit
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16. @carolstran
    Step 1:
    Identify your needs
    

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17. Check-in with yourself
    Self-care checklist
    You Feel Like Shit
    bit.ly/youfeel-likeshit
    bit.ly/care-checklist
    

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18. “Hire” a Twitter bot
    @tinycarebot
    @check_o_tron
    @selfcare_bot
    @DOTHINGSBOT
    @everydaycarebot
    @yayfrens
    

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19. @carolstran
    Step 2:
    Find resources
    

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21. @carolstran
    Step 3:
    Create a community
    

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22. Within your workplace
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23. Managers set the tone
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24. Join a community online
    CodeNewbie Slack
    LemonAid
    lemonaid.io
    codenewbie.org
    

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25. @carolstran
    Finally:
    Make it a habit
    

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26. Challenge yourself
    100 Days of Healthing
    bit.ly/100-days-healthing
    

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27. Be kind to yourself
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28. Some of my favorite
    self-care tools
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29. Online therapy
    Talkspace
    It’s Complicated
    complicated.life
    talkspace.com
    

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30. Aloe iOS app
    @carolstran
    aloebud.com
    

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31. Programming Your Hands
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    bit.ly/programming-hands
    

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32. Yoga with Adrienne
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    yogawithadrienne.com
    

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33. Burnout Prevention
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    burnout.io
    

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34. @carolstran
    

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35. What have I done today
    that feels nourishing,
    supportive & inspiring
    for my well-being?
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36. bit.ly/self-care-talk-resources
    @carolstran
    #selfcare on Discord
    

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