Feeling like a better developer - AKA overcoming impostor syndrome

This isn't a talk about becoming a better developer - you may be less in need of that than you think! This is a talk about feeling like a better developer. It's a talk about overcoming doubts that will hold you back both personally and professionally. It's a talk about feeling confident with your own ability, while working in one of the most complex, fast-paced, and ever-changing industries in the world.
(This talk was presented at Ruby Conf Australia, Melbourne, 2015)

Transcript

1. @joshuapaling JOSS
3. FEELING
4. FEELING
 BETTER BECOMING
 BETTER
6. FEELING
 BETTER BECOMING
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7. FEELING
 BETTER BECOMING
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8. FEELING
 BETTER BECOMING
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9. FEELING
 BETTER BECOMING
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11. MY STORY beginning & end
13. FREELANCER
15. MY STORY beginning & end
16. IMPOSTER SYNDROME
17. IMPOSTER SYNDROME
18. REALITY
19. IMPOSTER SYNDROME
20. WHAT OTHERS KNOW
21. Stop DDoSing GitHub
22. IMPOSTER SYNDROME
23. 70%
24. 40%
25. HIGH ACHIEVERS
26. IT’S COMMON IN TECH
27. WHY CARE?
28. 1. HAPPINESS >
29. 2. SELF- FULFILLING PROPHECY
30. 3. HURTS HIRERS (recruiter)
 (but not one of our sponsors!)
31. MY STORY the middle
32. 1. I might not totally suck? 2. others doubt too.
33. MY EPIPHANY
34. MY ACCIDENTAL SHORT-LIVED SEMI-EPIPHANY
35. LET’S FIX IT
36. 1. TALK
37. 2. TEACH
38. OPINE 3.
39. SOFT SKILLS 4.
40. WORK WITH OTHERS 5.
41. 6. WORK
 LIFE
 BALANCE
42. AM I CURED?
43. COMMIT NOW
45. I’ll tweet a link @joshuapaling