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At First, Let Yourself Be “Bad” At Drupal 8Accept the Inevitable Parts of Learning


Introductions


Kevin Davison

30+ jobs since teen yearsMissionary evangelist 🙏🏻20 years Web design / devel8 years w/ Drupal 6, 7, 8…Owner of ~3 internet businesses1 bankruptcy (‘97) 💸Survived 3 dot-com ☠️ start-up’s2010 SFSU college graduate 🎓Still learning at 42 years young

Technical PM / CSM / Architect

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How about yourselves?

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Why are we here?


Fear the reaper?

Drupal 8 is disruptive!

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“Required skills”…


Knowledge Doubling Every 12 Months

We are in a time oftremendous change!

Artificial intelligenceVirtual realityQuantum computingCool space stuff Three-parent babies!

Soon to be Every 12 Hours!

http://www.industrytap.com/knowledge-doubling-every-12-months-soon-to-be-every-12-hours/3950


“In times of change, learners inherit the earth, while the learned find

themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer

exists.”― Eric Hoffer


It’s our knowledge and experience,not our technical skills.

Our value is in our knowledgeand the application of that

knowledge.— Paul Boag

10/11/2016 Audio Insights


Now Breathe


“Ancora imparo.”“I am still learning.”

–Michelangelo


Our brains are as fresh as a newborn baby’s

Life-long “neuroplasticity”“The adult brain… continues creating neurons within the regions normally involved in learning. These new neurons show the same plasticity as those of newborns.”—John Medina, Brain Rules

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Re-learning to learnLet’s try to hack our brains a little bit…(say “no” to drugs)


The ANEW ModelAspirationNeutral self-awarenessEndless curiosityWillingness to be bad first

• by Erika Andersen

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Aspiration: Ya Gotta Wanna

“We often confuse being interested in the possibility of something with actually wanting to achieve it.”“We only do those things that we want to do more than any other option that’s available to us in a given situation.”

The ANEW Model


Neutral self-awareness“The American Idol Syndrome”Listen to what you’re telling yourself — is it accurate?

“I know what I’m doing…”“I don’t know what I’m doing…”How do others see you?

The ANEW Model


Neutral self-awarenessHow do you see yourself, your personality?Keirsey Temperament Sorter-II (KTSII)Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® (MBTI®) personality inventory The Riso-Hudson Enneagram Type Indicator (RHETI)

The ANEW Model


Endless curiosityGet an itch to learn something new.“A deep and abiding need to understand and master.”Find your curiosity “sparks”

The ANEW Model


Willingness to be bad first

The Trap of CompetenceBe “comfortable with being uncomfortable.”My experience learning [Drupal 8]…

The ANEW Model


“Aspiration provides the core fuel that will move you forward into new learning; neutral self-awareness

allows you to see where you are on the journey. And curiosity creates the impulse to dig deeply and understand

more.”— Erika Andersen


Meta-Learning Methods

DeconstructionSelectionSequencingStakes

• By Tim Ferriss

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DeconstructionWhat are the LEGO blocks?

"Students are subordinate to materials...Material beats method.”

- Tim Ferriss



SelectionWhich 20% of the blocks will give me 80% of the outcomes I want?

“Do as little as possible,not as much as possible”

- Henk Kraaijenhof



SequencingIn what order should I learn the blocks?

Don’t run out and register for a class on OOP (object oriented programming) just yet…



StakesHow do I set up real stakes to guarantee follow-through?

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Don’t fear the reaper

I love Drupal 8!New career opportunitiesIt only gets better from here

Experience Drupal 8

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“The greater danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short; but in setting our

aim too low, and achieving our mark.”—Michelangelo


What are you learning?

Mastering / learning the skillz…Ideas to build our experience?Share some wins / failures?


Personality profileskeirsey.com (FREE / $9.95 - $19.95)mbtionline.com ($49.95)enneagraminstitute.com ($12)personal.psu.edu/~j5j/IPIP/ (FREE)


Thank [email protected]@Quevin

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