I am really getting my ass kicked. And the funny thing is, I’m getting it kicked by a new guy!
But I notice one thing, it’s motivating me to work harder and learn a bit differently!
Reading, reading, reading.
Where is it taking me?
Working, working, working… where is it taking me?
I have to know where I stand. I have to know the systems I am working with. I need to be doing that constantly. I need to review that constantly.
Learning differently. Reading is only going to take me somewhere. I want to acquire deeper knowledge about the systems I am working with. For instance, Cassandra. We are heavy users of it. But I have minimal knowledge of it. It’s a black box for me.
That’s why, from now on, I will spend one pomo reading about systems that we use. I will acquire detailed knowledge about it. For instance, I will read and re-read an article on a subject until I get it. Now, the subject is Cassandra. I have a long list of articles that I want to read.
Drawing. It’s been on my goal list for some time now. I will now also dedicate good amount of time drawing diagrams of systems that we have. I will draw diagrams of the work that we do. Anything that helps. I will try to do a better job during meetings, drawing more.