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

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”.

Duretti Hirpa

April 06, 2017
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  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

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  2. hey. i’m @duretti

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  4. i’m here to tell you some
    inconvenient truths

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  6. 2016

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  8. anything can happen
    how sway
    wtf srsly
    are u kidding me
    literally, anything
    i cannot
    bruh.

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  11. what is our obligation
    towards others?

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  12. all for myself
    none for anyone else

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  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

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  14. we have a responsibility
    towards each other

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  15. lessons learnt

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  16. humans love a
    narrative

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  18. it is not enough
    to work hard

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  19. MAJOR KEY ALERT

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  20. it is not enough
    to work hard

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  21. no one cares
    (about your career like you)

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  22. meritocracy
    {fake news}

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  23. luck is vastly
    underrated

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  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

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  25. perception of work
    *is* work

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  27. if you’re not at the table
    you’re on the menu

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  28. people gotta want
    you to win

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  29. exploit human biases

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  30. high school is forever

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  31. the secret to success
    is asking for help

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  33. tl; dr

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  34. success is a team sport

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  35. help where you can

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  36. keep your head up

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  37. thanks!

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