at first, let yourself be "bad" at drupal 8

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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

How about yourselves?

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Other?

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

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

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

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?

Real consequences…• Drupal mentorship • Just take on a new D8 project!• Put your 💵 on it: www.stickk.com

Don’t fear the reaper

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

Experience Drupal 8

“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 you!www.Hook42.comkevin@hook42.com@Quevin

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at first, let yourself be "bad" at drupal 8

Education

dkan drupal distribution presentation at drupal gov days...

drupal experience at edipresse media company

drupal - understanding drupal

microsoft session at drupal camp baltics 2012

drupal 5, drupal 6, drupal 7 ¿ drupal 8 · drupalcamp...

drupal upgrades and migrations. bad camp 2013 version

drupal in use at duke

hire drupal website developer at affordable price

drupal forums: a case study - drupal groups | meetup ... -...

twig for drupal 8 and php | presented at oc drupal

at the regional level - drupal europe drupal...and clients....

real-world drupal 8: the good, the bad and the ugly!

open atrium 2 at drupal government days

drupal seminar at ddit nadiad

voip drupal presentation at drupalcon sf 2010

accessibility presentation at drupal government days

drupal as a programmer-friendly cms at confoo

drupal | drupal themes | ecommerce sites | drupal theming

division of library and information services strategic...

breaking bad at work