You Are Your Own Worst Critic
summary
Claim: habitual self-deprecation and qualifiers sabotage career progression — it convinces others you're struggling and costs real opportunities (a roughly one year delay in promotion). Concrete fixes: use a brag doc, replace the opinion escape hatch with “I think X, keen for feedback,” set boundaries for on‑the‑spot questions, practice substitution, pair programming, asynchronous proofreading, and physical reminders. Mentions work on Ruby type safety (Sorbet Tapioca Spoon) and Crane for Kubernetes; habits-focused changes measurably improve perception and impact.
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chapters (7)
- 0:00Introduction
- 2:00My Story
- 6:42What Happened
- 7:49How we portray ourselves
- 11:36Internal habits
- 16:56Habit breaking tips
- 27:21Recap
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