Life Behind The Curve

Or how to keep up-to-datewith all things web

Westley Knight - @meteoracle

#MKGN July 2013

What I wanted to talk about

Workflows & Processes

Responsive Deliverables

Repurposing Your Tools

But things move so fast

http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2013/04/22/repurposing-photoshop/

But things move so fast

http://daverupert.com/2013/04/responsive-deliverables/

But things move so fast

http://responsiveconf.com/

How do you keep up to date?

http://uptodate.frontendrescue.org

How do you keep up to date?

• Who to follow on Twitter

• A list of news sites, blogs & podcasts

• Conferences to attend

• Advice on finding your own sources

And in practice?

580+ Articles

60 Podcast Episodes

~50 Hours

~45 Hours

And in practice?

4½ Months!

The short answer

You Can’t

How I’ve felt before

• I’ve felt threatened by the knowledge of others

• Put myself under immense pressure to learn

• Been judged for not using the latest thing

• I’ve doubted my own abilities

The good news

You don’thave to

You can look at it differently

• Only learn what you need to

• Keep it relevant to your situation

• Store material for future learning

• Take advice on board, but don’t be a sheep

Don’t worry, be happy

“To know is to know that you know

nothing. That is the meaning of

true knowledge.”

– Confucius

Thanks

meteoracle.co.uk

@meteoracle

hello@meteoracle.co.uk