Life Behind The Curve @ Side View Conf - Brighton

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1. Life Behind The Curve - or - How to keep

   up with all things web http://www.flickr.com/photos/zanthia/10334451553

2. A brief introduction Building website for over 13 years Married

   with 3 children Always worked in an agency I love doing my job

3. Way back when Web Design DNS Servers Flash Software Support

   Database Design Domain Registration Server Setup Web Design Hosting Accounts Dial-up Accounts ASP (VBScript) Email Servers http://www.flickr.com/photos/52329908@N00/516266503

4. I found what I enjoyed Web Developer Front End Development

   Project Management Back End Development Database Design Server Management CMS Deployment

5. THE PRESENT DAY Senior UX/UI Developer at @thinkbda

6. http://www.flickr.com/photos/74105777@N00/5818096043 Which means I do this stuff User Experience Information

   Architecture User Interface Design Responsive Web Design Content Strategy Typography
7. None

8. What is this talk about How this talk came about

   Examine the avenues for learning How I changed the way I look at it all How you can do the same

9. This isn’t what I started with Workflows & Processes Responsive

   Deliverables Repurposing Your Tools

10. Workflows & processes

11. Responsive deliverables

12. Repurposing your tools

13. TWO WEEKS BEFORE GIVING THE TALK Everyone’s already talking about

    this...

14. Let’s get started with some audience participation http://www.flickr.com/photos/45409431@N00/3272079115

15. The Answer to all OUR problems http://uptodate.frontendrescue.org

16. how does it try to solve my problems? Who to

    follow on Twitter A list of news sites, blogs & podcasts Conferences to attend Advice on finding your own sources

17. does it solve my problems? Not really...

18. HOW DO I FILTER ALL THIS CONTENT? 700+ Articles 65

    Episodes ~58 Hours ~50 Hours

19. How long?! 5 Months

20. Twitter http://www.flickr.com/photos/eldh/5858249526

21. A window to the hive mind Me Vs. Everyone I

    follow on Twitter

22. The trouble with Conferences There are so many They can

    cost a pretty penny Getting the time off Convincing the boss http://www.flickr.com/photos/77868772@N00/4624389421

23. The list is missing something... Who to follow on Twitter

    A list of news sites, blogs & podcasts Conferences to attend Advice on finding your own sources

24. TOOLS Typography Boilerplates Pre-processors Libraries Frameworks Prototyping Tools Task Runners

    Code Editors http://www.flickr.com/photos/75905404@N00/7126146307

25. That’s a lot of stuff http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CS7j5I6aOc

26. so how do you keep up?

27. The short answer You can’t

28. The Depressing Part Threatened by the knowledge of others Put

    myself under pressure to learn Been judged for not being ‘up-to-date’ I’ve doubted my own abilities http://www.flickr.com/photos/ciaranryan/9728262844

29. Good news everyone! You don’t have to feel this way

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/toomuchdew/3612905889

30. The Young Guns There’s always somebody younger There’s always somebody

    hungrier These are the people who do crazy things with stuff you’ve never even heard of http://shazza91321.files.wordpress.com/2013/01/young-guns.jpg

31. You have two choices You compete by trying to learn

    everything you can or You can realise that it’s time for someone else to do that stuff http://www.flickr.com/photos/pauldineen/2122384796

32. Relinquishing control

33. Relinquishing control “You also have to embrace that fact that

    things won’t always be 100% the way you would like it; they can’t be; as you’re not doing it yourself.” - Joel Hughes http://thebusinessofwebdesign.co.uk/2013/11/08/6-the-traits-of-a-good-freelancer/

34. acceptance is key “For after all, the best thing one

    can do when it is raining is to let it rain.” - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow http://www.flickr.com/photos/88328067@N03/9219910524

35. A DIFFERENT APPROACH

36. A Different approach Learn only what you need http://www.flickr.com/photos/kblanqua/8422890539

37. A Different approach Keep it relevant http://www.flickr.com/photos/8542711@N08/4643095630

38. A Different approach Build an archive http://www.flickr.com/photos/dolescum/3568499590

39. ADVICE Take advice with a pinch of salt http://www.flickr.com/photos/info_grrl/10366207823

40. And that’s how I do it Learn only what you

    need Apply new techniques if relevant Save articles for future reference Make considered choices

41. “The more I read, the more I acquire, the more

    certain I am that I know nothing.” - Voltaire http://www.flickr.com/photos/evilerin/3723714381

42. “To know is to know that you know nothing. That

    is the meaning of true knowledge.” - Confucius http://www.flickr.com/photos/evilerin/3723714381

43. “The more you know, the more you know you don’t

    know.” - Me http://www.flickr.com/photos/evilerin/3723714381

44. Don’t worry Accept that others will know more Only learn

    what you need Learn to let go of your work It’s OK not to be ahead of the curve BE HAPPY

45. Thank you http://www.flickr.com/photos/zanthia/10334451553 @westleyknight