Lately, I've been pondering about my work and where I want to head with it. Thus, it's only logical to understand what I need to learn to get there...
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Thank you for the post!
While you covered this with your last bullet point, I think one of the biggest hurdles for any type of progress is that most of the things you don't know, you don't know that you don't know. Just like the old Rumsfeld quote, the unknown unknowns are the hardest to address. I see this every time I try something knew, it opens a cascade of new topics and issues that I had never even considered.
True. While realizing the limits of one's knowledge one must not resort to negative outcomes such as impostor syndrome or Dunning-Kruger effect but embrace the possibility of expanding the knowledge. There's a lot to learn for all of us here.
This really hit close to home for me. Thank you. I was looking back at my experience over the years, and I chatted with this group of devs who were all familiar with Vue, Gatsby, GraphQL, etc. Made me feel insecure. (But then excited about what I don't know!)
Well, had I included all the Javascript frameworks I don't know here this list would have grown to have hundreds or maybe thousands of entries.
Wow... I would have hung up the call right after them stating the work should be done without any compensation.
I know all about nuclear fusion 💥.. And that's why it's good to be honest.
Okay on to seriousness, there is nothing on this list that is concerning. Some of it you will never improve on because nobody does, some of it is not so important. I'd say your right on track!
So much of my anxiety is summed up in these four bullets
Reading you name them and own them makes me re-evaluate how I guilt myself about this stuff.
Admitting one's lack of knowledge is a step towards right direction. However, it must be complemented with desire to pursue new knowledge to fill the gaps.
...and sometimes even that is not enough to achieve the goals. Keep calm and carry on, though!
Thanks for the post
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Only if the targeted people would read this...
Do share this post to relevant people then. 🔥
If only it wouldn't be considered such an offense where I live...
But I guess we have to, at the expense of a client or two...
Ah yes, not all the regions share the same level of free speech as I do. I believe that in countries endorsing a culture of hard work over anything else you would get a bad reputation from criticizing your business' management - even from inside the company.
In my country, you can criticize freely but it's often discouraged by peers who feel uncomfortable when even thinking of strikes. For better or worse, we are a very loyal nation towards our employers.
Very mindful, and well written post.
I think it is really important facing the thought that you can not do everything and are not good at everything - and it's totally fine!
Yes this was great read! I have so many of the same thoughts. Very few have photographic memories, so why act like we all do. Use resources - ask questions. I found this post refreshing.
Great post!
Your post has greatly relieved me. Thanks so much for this Niko... 💙
You are awesome! I completely agree that some job requirements are quite extensive, which can deter some devs from even pressing the apply button.
Thanks for this post! Only by staying humble and realistic we can make sure we keep moving in the right direction. Nice read, my list of stuff I don't know is quite similar and probably bigger haha
Fair point, it was just the most famous example of the phrase I had heard.
BTW none of this was meant to make any political statement...
Thanks! I admit this post was a bit more speechy compared to my usual style.