developerthe creative

by @almirfilho

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this is *not* a presentation

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this is a conversation

let’s talk about some *important stuff*,

like..

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religion&politics&football

HAHA kiddin'

myths&dogmas&culture

and how they can *totally fuck up* with our

professional & personal lives

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this is gonna *piss you off*

> whoami_

@almirfilho @loopinfinito globo.com

myths

~ creative people ~

bullshitthis is

myths

~ talented people ~

bullshitalso

compliment?

why talent is a

mozart tiger woods ayrton senna michael jordan

“I practiced until my hands bled. it wasn’t easy. this natural swing wasn’t

natural at all.”

~ tiger woods

“I have no idols. I admire work, dedication and

competence.”

~ ayrton senna

hard work. dedication.

no talent bullshit

awesome book btw

~ creative & talented ~ bullshit kills *motivation*

culture

💩 people say

💩“a designer don’t have to

learn to code.”

💩

“I’m not a creative person.”

💩“design should not be limited by technology.”

💩

“it’s impossible to do that.”

💩

“I’m an artist.”

💩

“I’m just a programmer.”

💩

“code is for virgin nerds.”

💩

“design is for fags.”

top shit

dogmas limitations

prejudiceconfusion

bullshit reproductive

cycle

dogma | ̍dôgmƧ

established principle by an authority as *incontrovertibly true*.

is that a thing? really?

dogmas everywhere

in religion, science and culture

educational institutions =

industries

specialismimplicit dogma

“what do you wanna be when you grown up?”

crap adults say to children

“happy”~ john lennon

developer

I wanna be a

developer

web developer

front-end developer

ui developer

specialinception

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too much specialism curbs your *creativity*

generalist x specialist

dichotomy?

“specialization is for insects”

radical generalist

bit.ly/1ZpKxq2

“jack of all trades, master of none”

radical specialist

jack of all trades, master of *many*

how about?

fullstack?

*intelectual diversity*

creativity & confidence

generalism rocks

boredom is failure

generalism rocks

T shape, bro.

but what about depth?

master the art of *learning*

wanna be a master?

awesome book btw

don’t call yourself a *programmer*

my final message is

bit.ly/25HNBF6

we’re not in “programming” business

guess what

we’re *problem solvers*way more sexy

this shit is sexybernard

keep your mind open. don’t fear it.

you’ll survive.

and

thank you!@almirfilho

don’t trust me.