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
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