Making Your Work Visible, and other things I wish I knew earlier

Sometimes, working hard isn’t enough. Sometimes, other people need to see and value your work. Sometimes, you get lucky. This talk will cover hard-work, visibility, the myth of meritocracy, and what we owe one another once we are “successful”.

Transcript

1. A N D OT H E R T H I N G S I W I S H I K N E W E A R L I E R M A K I N G YO U R WO R K V I S I B L E , @wafflejs 5 April 2017
2. hey. i’m @duretti
4. i’m here to tell you some inconvenient truths
8. anything can happen how sway wtf srsly are u kidding me literally, anything i cannot bruh.
11. what is our obligation towards others?
12. all for myself none for anyone else
13. " I T E L L M Y S T U D E N T S , ' W H E N YO U G E T T H E S E J O B S T H AT YO U H AV E B E E N S O B R I L L I A N T LY T R A I N E D F O R , J U S T R E M E M B E R T H AT YO U R R E A L J O B I S T H AT I F YO U A R E F R E E , YO U N E E D TO F R E E S O M E B O DY E L S E . I F YO U H AV E S O M E P OW E R , T H E N YO U R J O B I S TO E M P OW E R S O M E B O DY E L S E . T H I S I S N OT J U S T A G R A B - BAG C A N DY GA M E . ' " — TO N I M O R R I S O N
14. we have a responsibility towards each other
15. lessons learnt
16. humans love a narrative
18. it is not enough to work hard
19. MAJOR KEY ALERT
20. it is not enough to work hard
21. no one cares (about your career like you)
22. meritocracy {fake news}
23. luck is vastly underrated
24. “ W H AT A S TO N I S H E S M E , J U S T A S I T A S TO N I S H E S A C H I L D W H E N H E B E C O M E S AWA R E O F H I S OW N I D E N T I T Y, I S T H E FAC T O F F I N D I N G M YS E L F H E R E , A N D AT T H I S M O M E N T, D E E P I N T H I S L I F E A N D N OT I N A N Y OT H E R . W H AT S T RO K E O F C H A N C E H A S B RO U G H T T H I S A B O U T ? ” — S I M O N E D E B E AU VO I R
25. perception of work *is* work
27. if you’re not at the table you’re on the menu
28. people gotta want you to win
29. exploit human biases
30. high school is forever
31. the secret to success is asking for help
33. tl; dr
34. success is a team sport
35. help where you can
36. keep your head up
37. thanks!