The document discusses how to stay up-to-date in the fast-paced web industry. It recommends focusing on relevant workflows and processes rather than trying to learn everything. Resources mentioned include articles, podcasts, conferences, and Twitter accounts to follow. However, the key point is that it's impossible to keep up with everything, so one should only learn what's needed and not feel pressured to know the latest trends or doubt their abilities from others' knowledge. True knowledge is accepting that there's always more to learn.

1. Life Behind The Curve
Or how to keep up-to-date
with all things web
Westley Knight - @meteoracle
#MKGN July 2013

2. What I wanted to talk about
Workflows & Processes
Responsive Deliverables
Repurposing Your Tools

3. But things move so fast
http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2013/04/22/repurposing-photoshop/

4. But things move so fast
http://daverupert.com/2013/04/responsive-deliverables/

5. But things move so fast
http://responsiveconf.com/

6. How do you keep up to date?
http://uptodate.frontendrescue.org

7. How do you keep up to date?
• Who to follow on Twitter
• A list of news sites, blogs & podcasts
• Conferences to attend
• Advice on finding your own sources

8. And in practice?
580+ Articles
60 Podcast Episodes
~50 Hours
~45 Hours

9. And in practice?
4½ Months!

10. The short answer
You Can’t

11. How I’ve felt before
• I’ve felt threatened by the knowledge of others
• Put myself under immense pressure to learn
• Been judged for not using the latest thing
• I’ve doubted my own abilities

12. The good news
You don’t
have to

13. You can look at it differently
• Only learn what you need to
• Keep it relevant to your situation
• Store material for future learning
• Take advice on board, but don’t be a sheep

14. Don’t worry, be happy
“To know is to know that you know
nothing. That is the meaning of
true knowledge.”
– Confucius

15. Thanks
meteoracle.co.uk
@meteoracle
hello@meteoracle.co.uk