Be Good At Lots of Things

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HELLO! Lynn Fisher @lynnandtonic

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FOCUS

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SPECIALIZE

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BE GOOD AT ONE THING

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INTERMEDIA

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INTERMEDIA

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CREATE ART IN THE SPACE WHERE DISCIPLINES OVERLAP

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TRY

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LEARN

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BE GOOD AT LOTS OF THINGS

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IS IT POSSIBLE?

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SPECIALIZATION IS A GOOD THING

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WHERE HAS OUR CURIOSITY GONE?

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SPOILER ALERT

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SPOILER OVER

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“You’ll never be as good as someone who spends all their time on it.”

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YOU DON’T KNOW ME

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THAT’S OK.

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“You don’t have to become a pro to get value from learning something.” PHILIP ROBERTS

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WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE GOOD AT SOMETHING?

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EVERY PROJECT IN EVERY INDUSTRY REQUIRES WORK OF VARYING DIFFICULTY

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EVERY PROJECT IN EVERY INDUSTRY REQUIRES WORK OF VARYING DIFFICULTY

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“If there’s anything worse than a web designer who doesn’t know how to code, it’s a web designer who codes poorly!”

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“Developers need designers, not bug making machines.”

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“I’m not a developer and I wouldn’t want my code in production.”

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WTF?!

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“Our culture doesn’t support beginners.”

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“I’m a bad teacher.”

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“Do you only hire senior developers?”

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CODE DOESN’T CARE WHO WROTE IT

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WHAT ARE YOU?

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“A title has no business attempting to capture the seemingly infinite ways by which individuals evolve.” RANDS

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BEYOND CATEGORY

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YOU ARE NOT A PIE

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“Don’t dilute someone’s skill set by trying to expand it, play to the strengths of your team”

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THAT’S OK.

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CREATE ART IN THE SPACE WHERE COMMUNITIES OVERLAP

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LITERALLY EVERYTHING IS ABOUT PEOPLE

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BRING YOUR WHOLE SELF TO WORK

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BRING YOUR WHOLE SELF TO WORK

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“Do or do not. There is no try.” YODA

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TRYING IS VALID AND VALUABLE

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IT REMINDS US WHAT IT FEELS LIKE TO BE A BEGINNER

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WE MAY FAIL

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“You’re not a real ______ unless you ____________” SOME JERK, PROBABLY NOUN ARBITRARY CONDITION

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WE DEFINE WHO WE ARE AND WHAT WE ARE GOOD AT

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WE DECIDE WHAT MATTERS

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“Use what talents you possess: the woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best.” HENRY VAN DYKE