Expect to miss out on a lot of stuff and that’s okay. Soak up a portion of the “benefits” and mostly just have fun.
I always leave conferences wishing I’d been able to do the Hermione Granger trick and go to every talk and meet every person. But the talks will be online later, so mostly just enjoy yourself in the moment.
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The first time I've been to a conference I was overwhelmed. As all of the events, speakers and/or panels appeared quite interesting I wanted to visit ALL of them, didn't wanna miss a single one! But running around from one event to another did not do any good. It only made me panic. And tired. And somehow disappointed. So yeah, what Ben said, expect to miss out on a lot of good stuff, but that's okay! Take it slow, and enjoy the show.
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shoutout for making a reference to Harry Potter.
Expect to miss out on a lot of stuff and that’s okay. Soak up a portion of the “benefits” and mostly just have fun.
I always leave conferences wishing I’d been able to do the Hermione Granger trick and go to every talk and meet every person. But the talks will be online later, so mostly just enjoy yourself in the moment.
Thanks for this! I'll try to keep this in mind and enjoy the experience :)
I second this!!!
The first time I've been to a conference I was overwhelmed. As all of the events, speakers and/or panels appeared quite interesting I wanted to visit ALL of them, didn't wanna miss a single one! But running around from one event to another did not do any good. It only made me panic. And tired. And somehow disappointed. So yeah, what Ben said, expect to miss out on a lot of good stuff, but that's okay! Take it slow, and enjoy the show.
@ben shoutout for making a reference to Harry Potter.
Totally agree!