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Lynn Fisher
October 08, 2015
Technology
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I’ll Be Awesome At Lots of Things, Thank You Very Much
A talk from &yetConf, Richland WA.
Lynn Fisher
October 08, 2015
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Transcript
FOCUS
SPECIALIZE
BE GOOD AT ONE THING
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INTERMEDIA
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CREATE ART IN THE SPACE WHERE DISCIPLINES OVERLAP
TRY
LEARN
BE GOOD AT LOTS OF THINGS
IS IT POSSIBLE?
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SPECIALIZATION IS A GOOD THING
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WHERE HAS OUR CURIOSITY GONE?
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SPOILER ALERT
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SPOILER OVER
“You’ll never be as good as someone who spends all
their time on it.”
YOU DON’T KNOW ME
THAT’S OK.
“You don’t have to become a pro to get value
from learning something.” PHILIP ROBERTS
WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE GOOD AT SOMETHING?
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EVERY PROJECT IN EVERY INDUSTRY REQUIRES WORK OF VARYING DIFFICULTY
WHAT ARE YOU?
“A title has no business attempting to capture the seemingly
infinite ways by which individuals evolve.” RANDS
BEYOND CATEGORY
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YOU ARE NOT A PIE
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THAT’S OK.
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CREATE ART IN THE SPACE WHERE COMMUNITIES OVERLAP
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LITERALLY EVERYTHING IS ABOUT PEOPLE
BRING YOUR WHOLE SELF TO WORK
“Do or do not. There is no try.” YODA
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TRYING IS VALID AND VALUABLE
IT REMINDS US WHAT IT FEELS LIKE TO BE A
BEGINNER
WE MAY FAIL
“You’re not a real ______ unless you ____________” SOME JERK,
PROBABLY NOUN ARBITRARY CONDITION
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WE DEFINE WHO WE ARE AND WHAT WE ARE GOOD
AT
WE DECIDE WHAT MATTERS
“Use what talents you possess: the woods would be very
silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best.” HENRY VAN DYKE
PEOPLE ARE CAPABLE OF SO MUCH
TRY
LEARN
BE GOOD AT LOTS OF THINGS
THANK YOU Lynn Fisher @lynnandtonic