IT technologies are constantly changing and evolving. To keep up with this dynamic environment, software engineers must stay in the loop, keep growing, and take care of their mental state.
How to do so?
Here are eight tips to avoid stagnation and change specialization coming from an experienced Evojam backend developer.
While working at Evojam, I got used to everyone having a keep-growing mindset, but not the whole world is like that.
I’ve decided to write this article to help you switch from your way of thinking to a more growth-oriented mindset. And the change is only six steps away!
There's much to learn from the flawed processes and broken things.
As children, many of us would crack broken electronics open to see what was inside.
That’s a perfect learning way, as long as you go beyond the obvious.
I’ll show you how it works on examples from pop culture, everyday life, and my software engineering job.
In the autumn of 2020, amid a raging pandemic, I decided to quit my job and write a book.
A couple of months before, I got into a creative writing course with an idea I wanted to develop. Writing has always been my passion, and it was an excellent opportunity to go through the process of creating an entire story from beginning to end.
It turned out that the new activity helped me not only to write my first book but also to develop as a software engineer.
How?
Read the article and discover the three areas in which creative writing has promoted my professional growth.
“How did you learn to code and to speak Japanese on your own?”
“How did you lose over 70kg all by yourself?”
“How did you quit smoking?”
I often have people ask me these questions, and I must tell you the answer to all of them is pretty straightforward — I’m just a regular person and I’m not an expert on any of these topics, I just do things.
You can also learn how to stop overthinking and start acting.
Check my proven methods and keep growing!