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Listen "Developer Advocacy, Burnout Recovery and Communities with Lian Li"
Episode Synopsis
Connect with Lian Li:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/lian-li
https://twitter.com/lianmakesthings
https://lianmakesthings.dev
Full episode on YouTube ▶️
https://youtu.be/tuIxuiG2MIY
New episodes every Wednesday with our host 🎙Patrick Akil!
Big shoutout to Xebia for sponsoring this episode!
OUTLINE:00:00:00 - Intro00:00:25 - Reminiscing about older videos00:02:46 - Standing on stage00:04:22 - The impact of developer advocacy00:06:04 - Measuring your impact00:10:09 - Transitioning to developer advocacy00:12:19 - What to focus on as dev rel00:14:32 - Discussions and disagreements00:16:21 - Creating a shared understanding00:18:29 - Lian's career choices and progression00:21:21 - Consultancy mindset00:22:58 - Under-promise over-deliver00:24:02 - Starting over with dev rel?00:26:09 - Lian's burnout00:30:39 - Recovering from a burnout00:32:58 - Timeouts and routine00:34:58 - Sleep in your running shoes00:35:44 - Living in pajamas00:36:03 - Remote working00:36:44 - Tourists in Amsterdam00:38:02 - Building a community00:40:59 - Teams and communities00:42:00 - Giving your thing away00:43:13 - Micromanaging and letting go00:45:36 - Tribal leadership00:48:04 - Behaviour while being stressed00:49:40 - Self awareness and triggers00:50:07 - All tech problems are human problems
https://www.linkedin.com/in/lian-li
https://twitter.com/lianmakesthings
https://lianmakesthings.dev
Full episode on YouTube ▶️
https://youtu.be/tuIxuiG2MIY
New episodes every Wednesday with our host 🎙Patrick Akil!
Big shoutout to Xebia for sponsoring this episode!
OUTLINE:00:00:00 - Intro00:00:25 - Reminiscing about older videos00:02:46 - Standing on stage00:04:22 - The impact of developer advocacy00:06:04 - Measuring your impact00:10:09 - Transitioning to developer advocacy00:12:19 - What to focus on as dev rel00:14:32 - Discussions and disagreements00:16:21 - Creating a shared understanding00:18:29 - Lian's career choices and progression00:21:21 - Consultancy mindset00:22:58 - Under-promise over-deliver00:24:02 - Starting over with dev rel?00:26:09 - Lian's burnout00:30:39 - Recovering from a burnout00:32:58 - Timeouts and routine00:34:58 - Sleep in your running shoes00:35:44 - Living in pajamas00:36:03 - Remote working00:36:44 - Tourists in Amsterdam00:38:02 - Building a community00:40:59 - Teams and communities00:42:00 - Giving your thing away00:43:13 - Micromanaging and letting go00:45:36 - Tribal leadership00:48:04 - Behaviour while being stressed00:49:40 - Self awareness and triggers00:50:07 - All tech problems are human problems
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