My long term goal and career pathway?

What are you hoping to use the skills you gain during this course for? What sort of impact would you like to make once you leave Dev Academy? Do you have a destination in mind? I want to pursuit a career that is sustainable for my emotional wellbeing and in line with my natural talents and passions. Ideally I use my newly attained coding skills to help creating a better world in what ever shape or form that may be. My professional goal is to be recognised as a senior dev that every product manager wants to have in their team within 5 years.

What I think will be my biggest strengths and limitations in Bootcamp?

Strengths:

• Perseverance: Although I imagine bootcamp will be quite fast-paced, perseverance will help to push through if things get tough. During foundations I have noticed that my ability to "trust the process" specifically the problem solving process I will eventually find a solution that works. I expect this confidence backed by the experience in foundations will be an asset in bootcamp.
• Just-good enough attitude: Sounds terrible. But I think its a trait. It's about the law of pareto. Dont waste 80% of your learning time on a rabbithole if your first 20% of time let you achieve the desired outcome. I have been roughless in that regards during foundations and a truly believe I have learned so much more than if I had spent my time polishing my blog (although it doesnt look that bad, right? I think just good enough).

Perseverance combined with just-good enough attitude (and finding the right balance) will be crucial to succeed at bootcamp and I think it's a strength of mine that I have developed at foundations to get them right.

Limitations:

• I get tired really fast which makes it harder to work through/ remember new content and being collaborative (e.g. When pairing). While this is still true, I have noticed during foundations that even when being tired I can still function if required and solve problems better than I thought I would be capable of.
• I made some bad memories from past learning experiences. Sometimes this leads to small panic attacks which hinder my ability to absorb new knowledge if not addressed. During foundations it happened a few times but far less than expected. I gained so much confidence that I feel ready to start bootcamp.

What I think my biggest non-technical challenge at Bootcamp will be?

I am an introvert. So e.g. Non-stop pairing could be seen both a blessing and a curse for me and my battery level. It will certainly not be my natural way of working / learning. So I see to attain and sustain this way of work as a challenge itself.

What non-technical skills - human skills - would you like to see developed in yourself while at Dev Academy?

I'd be proud if I could achieve this single one: Become more of a co-creator and co-learner instead of work and learn in isolation.

What are my expectations to the Bootcamp team?

• Being really clear on what is asked
• Giving regular feedback on progress
• Being available and approachable if stuck on a problem and help figuring it out

What are my expectations of myself on Bootcamp

I follow a cascading process:

1. First I do all in my power to solve the issue myself and exploit the means I have available (=follow problem solving process). In some cases this could also be bound to a time-box. If I cant solve it in 30min. Every further minute is risky to bring diminishing returns.
2. Rubber-duck with pairing buddy
3. Reach out to peers in the class
4. Reach out to tech facilitator

My long term goal and career pathway?

I want to earn my daily bread in a way that does not exhaust me since what I do is in-line with my Ikigai:

I believe becoming a web developer brings me much more close to the center of this diagram.
My goal in the professional area (intersection of green and blue) is to earn the status of a senior developer within 5 years.

My strenghts and limitations in relation to learning

Strenghts:

• I have an analytical mind which helps me to understand new material
• I do have pre-knowledge and experience which makes it easier for me to associate new with existing knowledge.
• I am a disciplined learner

Limitations:

• I get tired really fast which makes it harder to work through new content and it affects memory.
• I have some bad memories from past learning experiences. Sometimes this leads to small panic attacks which hinder my ability to absorb new knowledge if not addressed.

What human skills I would like to see developed in myself while at Dev Academy

I'd be proud if I could achieve this single one: Become more of a co-creator and co-learner instead of work and learn in isolation.

My committement to how I will manage my workload in this programme to work productively and safely with other learners, facilitators and industry/community representatives

• Respectful: I have understanding of other people ideas, their situations and if life gets in the way.
• Helpful: I listen more than talk /explain (although this is hard for me ;-)). I help to the best of my capabilities.
• Flexible: I do not have kids or any other significant responsibilities at the moment. This allows me to be flexible in managing work and time.
• Approachable: I am responsive and receptive to questions. I give and ask for honest feedback.
• Reliyable and punctual: I show up when it's expected for team meetings and lectures and I meet deadlines.

What I will do when things are building up and starting to get to me

• Physical: Do something active or some form of body relaxation
• Mental: Switch the type of task - getting away from the computer to go and discuss ideas with another student for example
• Emotional: Doing something fun or pleasurable will provide a positive emotion boost

How and where I will seek help in a timely way

I first give it a try myself. If I cant find a solution right away I'll browse the internet. If I am still stuck I reach out to a peer with a clear problem statement and description of which approaches I have tried and what current behaviour is. If this still does not help, reach out to class. Then to facilitator or tutor.

What I expect from the facilitation team

• Unblock students if they are stuck. Not necessarely by providing the right solution but by helping to find it.
• Emotional support and encouragement if times are tough
• Establish and enforce a safe place and clear structure for communication and learning

My block-out times

• I try to keep screen-time between 8:30 am and 7 pm. If I spend time on screen, solving problems I found that it's becoming increasingly difficult to fall asleep.
• No work / study after 9pm (even if off-screen). This is a hard limit.
• My preference is to have a late lunch but this is negotiable. Also as an introvert lunch time is a good way for me to recharge my batteries by being with myself