*As we all are, it is a work in progress
- helping people around me and being valued or respected for what I do.
- to improve by learning something new
- to solve problems.
- coffee
- snacks
- food, but not too much - after lunch I'm slow.
- I usually work with movie soundtracks or non-lyrical songs
- I like a colder office space.
- not silence.
- I find in person conversations the best, and can rarely get my sentiment across via long form text.
- emails are not ideal for me
- slack instant messages are far more likely to reach me.
- I batch my comms together a few times a day - please don't think I'm ignoring you if I don't respond instantly.
- I use toggl to track my time.
- I like to work flexibly, using mulitple workspaces including home, garden, coffee shop.
- when possible, I like to walk when listening into non-visual meetings.
- Pomodoro Technique (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pomodoro_Technique)
- I find regular feedback helpful, when I'm finishing a bit of work, please let me know how I've done on it - no matter how small.
- I'm internally more negative, but am working on this. Please do provide me with constructive feedback.
- The more specific the feedback the better.
- I like to provide positive feedback in public wherever possible.
- When I provide feedback - I always try to provide constructive feedback with a desired outcome.
- I learn by asking questions - no matter how basic.
- Video tutorials, I find just reading a bit dry.
- Mostly reactively, when a problem or study target arises.
- Learn by doing - having a problem and solving for it.
- mimicking, I will often take code someone else has written and adapt it.
- no clear direction, I find it easier to work towards a specific, measurable goal.
- repeating manual tasks
- learning new coding languages.
- distractions, I'm easily distracted.
- my family
- working flexibly to spend as much time around my young family as possible (before they grow up and realise how embarrassing I am)
- playing and watching sports, coffee, New Zealand
- tech that makes my life easier.
- repeating manual tasks
- lack of direction or vision.