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Becoming a Deep Generalist

snookca
December 11, 2014
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Becoming a Deep Generalist

snookca

December 11, 2014
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  1. Becoming a
    deep generalist

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  2. How I Became

    a Know-it-all

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  5. What kind of
    person are you?

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  6. The four temperaments

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  9. Type A

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  10. INFJ

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  11. They say there are 10
    types of people...

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  12. T

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  13. T
    skill
    empathy

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  14. U
    skill
    empathy

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  16. 1994

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  17. 1999

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  18. 2005

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  19. 2006

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  21. 2009

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  23. 2011

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  24. 2014

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  25. technical architect
    project manager
    director of technology
    developer
    blogger
    writer
    speaker
    business owner
    freelancer
    prototyper
    team lead
    teacher
    organizer
    designer
    design lead
    product manager
    front-end lead

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  26. Luck is ...
    ...what happens when preparedness meets opportunity.

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  27. Any time I became
    “known” for something, I
    changed.

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  28. Empathy through
    experience

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  29. Y O U

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  30. “Don’t grow up
    to be a specialist.”
    — Jonathan Rosenberg, SVP of Products at Google

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  31. Diversity is your best
    defence against myopia.
    — Jonathan Rosenberg, SVP of Products at Google

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  33. Thank you.
    On twitter @snookca
    On the web at snook.ca

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