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The Savvy Developer’s Guide to
Resilience
Dustin Ewers
www.dustinewers.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/dustinewers/
Background
Victimhood is on the Rise
Learned Helplessness
“Get busy with life’s purpose,
toss aside empty hopes,
get active in your own rescue.”
- Marcus Aurelius
You can change the world or
you can change yourself.
Begin with the latter.
What?
Why?
Challenges
Tactics
Positive adaptation to adversity
Resilience
Not Resilience
Escapism
Alcohol/drug abuse
Outrage
Abuse
Antifragility
Types
Physical
Mental
Career
Financial
…
Why Bother?
Challenges
Imposter Syndrome
Emotional Rollercoaster
Miscommunication
Developer Lifestyle
Cultivating Resilience
Resilience
is like
a muscle
Seek Discomfort
Maintain Perspective
Cognitive Biases & Distortions
Avoid Judgement
Probalistic Mindset
Take Care of Yourself
Exercise
Meditation
Cultivate Social Connections
Purpose
“If you know the why, you can live any how.”
- Friedrich Nietzsche
The Savvy Developer's Guide to Resilience
Build a Goals Hierarchy
Focus on the small
Find Paragons of Resilience
Frederick Douglass
The Savvy Developer's Guide to Resilience
The Savvy Developer's Guide to Resilience
The Savvy Developer's Guide to Resilience
The Savvy Developer's Guide to Resilience
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www.dustinewers.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/dustinewers/
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The Savvy Developer's Guide to Resilience

Notas do Editor

  1. Why is a software developer talking about psychology? Student of psychology Took classes, read books Also, practical philosophy Deal with my own past | not going into detail, but it’s been a rough road Wrote a giant post
  2. Rise of Victim Culture: https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2015/09/the-rise-of-victimhood-culture/404794/ I don’t mean we have more victims… ‘cause we don’t We objectively in the best time in human history, yet everyone is claiming victim status. We live in a culture that’s becoming increasingly obsessed with victimhood. Honor Culture Dignity Culture Victim Culture Everyone knows someone who’s throwing constant pity parties. Focus on the times you make yourself out to be the victim --- Does anyone feel like that? Have you made yourself out to be the victim? We all have bad things happen to us, but we shouldn’t let them define us. --- Political victims | both left and the right Economic victims Victimhood at work -- Most importantly, self victimization ie. External locus on control Cyclical outrage
  3. Societal learned helplessness - mention the dog / electric shock study Learned helplessness is the cost of emphasizing victimhood Screaming for higher authorities to take care of them, usually at great cost. Deferment of responsibility. External locus of control.
  4. One of these things is difficult and one of these things is nearly impossible
  5. Todays roadmap: What is resilience Why is it important What challenges do developers face How can we cultivate resilience Image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ancient_Roman_road_of_Tall_Aqibrin.jpg
  6. Photo by Oleg Magni from Pexels https://www.pexels.com/photo/landscape-photography-of-gray-rock-formation-861034/
  7. Crap coping mechanisms: Video games and other forms of escapism Alcohol and drug abuse Venting mindless outrage into the world | trolling or bitgoteers Abusing friends and family Images: https://www.pexels.com/photo/night-television-tv-video-8158/ https://www.pexels.com/photo/addiction-adult-capsule-capsules-271171/ https://www.pexels.com/photo/man-couple-people-woman-343/
  8. The next stage in resilience. Not only positive adaptation, but what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger. Challenge is required to live the best life https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hercules_Killing_the_Lernean_Hydra.jpg
  9. Physical Resilience to disease, endurance, ability to lift / carry Mental Social resilience, ability to resist persuasion, persistence in the face of adversity Mental and physical are related Career Can survive technological change Knows evergreen skills Knows how to learn Financial - Can survive financial shocks
  10. In Angela Duckworth’s Grit – resilience underlies all success Military, Olympians, business people,
  11. Image: https://www.pexels.com/photo/accomplishment-action-adventure-atmosphere-414075/
  12. Effects everyone: “When are people going to find out I’m actually an idiot?” How many people have experienced this? We’re billed as wizards, gurus, experts, etc… Yet there’s so much no one can keep it all in their head. Alice in Wonderland – running as fast as you can to stay in place Dunning Krueger – the less skill think they are more skilled, the more skilled think they are less skilled Ego
  13. Frustration Euphoria Cycle Build – Fail – Fix – Celebrate – Repeat Photo by Priscilla Du Preez on Unsplash https://unsplash.com/photos/FOsina4f7qM ---- The life of a developer is a constant battle with frustration. Why doesn’t this code work? Who changed this process? Why do I have to wait for five other people so I can move this ticket forward? Why is this new technology such a pain? That frustration is punctuated with bouts of euphoria. When you manage to get all the pieces working together, it feels amazing. But bouncing back and forth between these two extremes can wear you down mentally and emotionally.
  14. Code is communication Software is communication It’s a frustrating combination of communicating with lots of different types of people to build something Possibly the largest source of failures
  15. Images: https://www.pexels.com/photo/woman-wearing-black-framed-eyeglasses-and-teal-button-up-shirt-and-beige-blazer-sitting-at-table-near-white-macbook-7363/ Sitting, long hours, terrible food environments, negative health stereotypes = failure
  16. Core question: Can you actually cultivate resilience? Many psychological traits are somewhat fixed, like temperament. Many have at least some degree of flexibility. Growth mindset – actually works Requires effort Will make you more resilient, and is worth considering for resilience
  17. Resilience is a muscle Photo by Trust "Tru" Katsande on Unsplash https://unsplash.com/photos/bU2khAuaPhI
  18. By taking on discomfort, you learn to combat it. This includes physical challenges, like cold resilience or exercise Also includes social and mental challenges Ask for a 10% discount at Starbucks Ask the “dumb” questions Ask the hard questions Allow yourself to be made fun of ------ You become acclimated to overcoming uncomfortable situations You also expand the situations you can be comfortable in (antifragility) Too much comfort actually makes you fragile ------- “Make overcoming discomfort a part of your daily life and it’ll become a minor superpower.”
  19. We get thrown off by lots of different mental distortions -- Photo by Pascal Renet from Pexels https://www.pexels.com/photo/silver-sedan-at-the-back-og-silver-station-wagon-during-daytime-near-brown-painted-house-105829/
  20. Our brains were built for survival, not truth Rider vs. Elephant Negativity Bias Fundamental Attribution Error Confirmation Bias Self Serving Bias --- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_bias#List From Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Personalization Catastophizing (magnification) Downplaying the positive Selective abstraction – (only looking at one datapoint) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_distortion Image: https://www.pexels.com/photo/blur-book-book-pages-close-up-415105/
  21. Avoid labeling things as “good” or “bad” Chinese proverb about the farmer
  22. Think in probabilities, not certainties Make sure failure won’t kill you (Taleb) Assign probabilities and / or make bets (Annie Duke) Photo by Fabian Reitmeier from Pexels https://www.pexels.com/photo/three-red-dices-707837/
  23. Gives both physical and mental resilience Endorphins Credited by lots of people as a major energy booster Cardio, mobility, and resistance training all have specific benefits, but the best exercise is the exercise you are willing to do. Photo by Taco Fleur from Pexels https://www.pexels.com/photo/achievement-adult-architecture-athlete-622297/
  24. Image: https://www.pexels.com/photo/adult-architecture-black-and-white-body-268092/
  25. Builds your network of people who can help you when things go south Also gives you people to help, which is fulfilling We are social animals People with friends live longer
  26. If you’re doing something painful and you have no purpose, you’re going to quit. Exercise and diet regimen Tough project at work Difficult conversation … etc …
  27. Simon Sinek – golden circle Why - the core motivation. Exceptional companies use this to drive their actions, think Apple. How - how you achieve your why. Why + How = unique contribution What - things you do or sell. This is what most companies (incorrectly) focus on. Emotional Stories (10+) -> Find common threads -> Make a personal “Why Statement” Format: TO __<contribution>____ SO THAT __<impact>_____ . List some example why statements To inspire people to do the things that inspire them so that, together, we can change our world. Simon Sinek Mine: To help others see clearly, so together we can build an abundant and peaceful world. To create abundance for myself and others so together we can create a peaceful and productive world.
  28. Angela Duckworth – Grit Goals Hierarchy Write down your goals and keep asking why until you get to the core I liked this one better
  29. Jordan B Peterson – aim at one small goal at a time and figure it out Self authoring Tiny habits by BJ Fogg https://www.pexels.com/photo/postage-stamp-247801/
  30. Find people who are paragons of resilience that click with you. Albert Bandura, one of the most prominent authorities on resilience, states that vicarious experiences, e.g., stories about people overcoming adversity, is a strong source of resilience Books – Obstacle is the Way Masters of Doom History <find photos of these people to put in this slide> John Carmack and John Romero Ulysses S. Grant Fredrich Douglas Epictetus
  31. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_Douglass https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYO1I5RNkgw
  32. Cameron Hanes – celebrity archer | climbs mountains with a 130 rock Crazy workouts (20+ reps) Ultra marathoner Crazy stuff on his Instagram http://www.cameronhanes.com/
  33. Jen Thompson – 132 pound 40+ year old math teacher Squat – 314 Bench – 313 Deadlift - 419 http://www.132poundsofpower.com/results.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqWUglAuURA
  34. Wim Hof – climbs mountains shirtless
  35. Masters of Doom John Carmack and John Romero Lot’s of other people in our industry who have conquered. Also, don’t forget about personal heroes. They don’t have to have an Instagram account.
  36. Resilience is positive adaptation to adversity It’s a very important skill for your life It can be cultivated, especially with a growth mindset There are lots of ways to increase resilience: seeking discomfort exercise meditation self care social connections managing your biases finding a purpose emulating badasses