You Don’t Need to Know it All

You don’t need to know it all Kevin Lewis ~ @_phzn ~ Underland Events

Kevin Lewis ~ @_phzn ~ Underland Events

Kevin Lewis ~ @_phzn ~ Underland Events

Kevin Lewis ~ @_phzn ~ Underland Events

😰 I often feel overwhelmed by the number of new technologies I need to learn Kevin Lewis ~ @_phzn ~ Underland Events

⚠ Disclaimer: I don’t know what you should learn Kevin Lewis ~ @_phzn ~ Underland Events

Contexts to learning skills ① ② You keep hearing about You need to solve a a technology specific problem Kevin Lewis ~ @_phzn ~ Underland Events

Where is the hype? Kevin Lewis ~ @_phzn ~ Underland Events

Now You vs Future You Kevin Lewis ~ @_phzn ~ Underland Events

Framing the Problem Kevin Lewis ~ @_phzn ~ Underland Events

Project Life Expectancy Kevin Lewis ~ @_phzn ~ Underland Events

YOUR FIRST CHECKLIST ✅ Do I understand and trust where the hype is coming from? ✅ What are the industry trends and how does this feed into them? ✅ Have I factored in how long it will be until this tool is widespread? ✅ What problem do I need solved? How will I know it’s solved? ✅ How long does this project need to exist for? Can I risk it? Kevin Lewis ~ @_phzn ~ Underland Events

Assessing Tools Kevin Lewis ~ @_phzn ~ Underland Events

👵🏻 What is maturity? Kevin Lewis ~ @_phzn ~ Underland Events

Evaluating a tool’s maturity First steps Kevin Lewis ~ @_phzn ~ Underland Events

Kevin Lewis ~ @_phzn ~ Underland Events

Kevin Lewis ~ @_phzn ~ Underland Events

Evaluating a tool’s maturity Learning & Support Kevin Lewis ~ @_phzn ~ Underland Events

Tool Lock-In Kevin Lewis ~ @_phzn ~ Underland Events

Comparison Kevin Lewis ~ @_phzn ~ Underland Events

YOUR ASSESSMENT CHECKLIST ✅ Hold old is this tool? Is it relied upon? ✅ Who maintains it? Will they continue to? ✅ How are the learning resources? Can I work with them? ✅ Is there community support? Can I ask someone for help? ✅ Is there a lock-in? Can I move away to another tool? ✅ Have I done a comparison amongst various tools? Kevin Lewis ~ @_phzn ~ Underland Events

What’s your threshold? An evening? A weekend? A week? Kevin Lewis ~ @_phzn ~ Underland Events

Know what your time is worth Kevin Lewis ~ @_phzn ~ Underland Events

Build the smallest thing possible Kevin Lewis ~ @_phzn ~ Underland Events

YOUR CHECKLIST TO TEST TOOLS ✅ Hold long will I commit to learning this tool? ✅ What does success look like? How will I know I’ve met my goal? ✅ What is the most simple way I can test the tool? Kevin Lewis ~ @_phzn ~ Underland Events

How to Learn ① ② Readers Watchers Kevin Lewis ~ @_phzn ~ Underland Events

Readers Kevin Lewis ~ @_phzn ~ Underland Events

Watchers Kevin Lewis ~ @_phzn ~ Underland Events

Trust your gut with how you learn Kevin Lewis ~ @_phzn ~ Underland Events

Personal Growth in Learning 👍 Keep records of your wins Kevin Lewis ~ @_phzn ~ Underland Events

Personal Growth in Learning 👎 Keep records of your challenges Kevin Lewis ~ @_phzn ~ Underland Events

Kevin Lewis ~ @_phzn ~ Underland Events

YOUR LEARNING CHECKLIST ✅ Am I a reader or a watcher? ✅ Does this tool have the right resources for me? ✅ If not - can I makeshift them? Is this sustainable? ✅ Where there are wins - what were they? What made them happen? ✅ Where I struggled, why? Did I overcome the problem? ✅ Are there any patterns in why things were easy/hard? Kevin Lewis ~ @_phzn ~ Underland Events

The more you learn, the less you know Kevin Lewis ~ @_phzn ~ Underland Events

Having a small and honed skill-set is very valuable Kevin Lewis ~ @_phzn ~ Underland Events

Don’t compare your inside to others’ outsides Kevin Lewis ~ @_phzn ~ Underland Events

Be okay with what you don’t know Kevin Lewis ~ @_phzn ~ Underland Events

Thank you! @_phzn lws.io @underlandxyz underland.events Kevin Lewis ~ @_phzn ~ Underland Events