Tips From the Time Machine
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Begins with concrete, repeatable career moves: define goals, stop disqualifying yourself for missing checklist items, and ask questions early to learn faster; examples include switching from vi/clips to IntelliJ saved time and improving testing with use Genymotion emulators. Emphasizes measurable habits — frequency of questions, pairing on unclear tasks, guarding personal time — and outcomes: faster ramp-up, trusted deliverables, less burnout; notes community connections and even hiring for Android content developers as concrete next steps.
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chapters (12)
- 0:00Start
- 2:11Where's the technical filling?
- 4:14Finding Your First Job
- 7:52Starting Your First Job
- 10:16Why ask?
- 13:03How do you stay up to date?
- 13:34What should you focus on?
- 14:25Maintain perspective
- 16:48Dream Big
- 18:40Imposter Syndrome
- 19:02You Are Not Alone
- 20:00So what would I tell myself?
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