Public speaking is by far and away the best ROI I've had on a new skill.
Being able to communicate effectively to a group of people has positive impacts in all aspects of my life.
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#22Blind typing on a keyboard.
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#23Typing. The bulk of my communication is text, and being able to type fast and effortlessly makes basically my whole life easier.
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#24Public speaking is by far and away the best ROI I've had on a new skill. Being able to communicate effectively to a group of people has positive impacts in all aspects of my life.
Could you share any resources you've used to learn it?
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#25Reading "How to Win Friends and Influence People", "Badass: Making Users Awesome" and some other book on understanding human psychology and how to understand better.
In a world where millions of developers rush to compete to build the best, most sophisticated apps, Understanding user / audience / customer has become an overlooked field.
Understand your user / client's pain points so well that they love you so much by buying your products / continuing to hire you for consultation feels really good.
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#26Programming (I feel like that might be cheating on HN...) I started programming about 16 years ago (I think), when my Dad bought a basic introduction to HTML for himself, which I ended up "borrowing". I super geeky teenage life followed where I learned various languages, including Python, Delphi and an obscure language called RapidEuphoria (honest, that is a programming language, with some interesting features actual…
Do you work on bloomberg websites? I must say bloomberg has the best websites. Fast, not bloated and with awesome design. I love them.
I don't, no. I work on Cross-Commodities Apps, like search and basic data display interfaces, in the Bloomberg Terminal. I like the website too :)
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#27Public speaking is by far and away the best ROI I've had on a new skill. Being able to communicate effectively to a group of people has positive impacts in all aspects of my life.
Could you share any resources you've used to learn it?
Unsolicited advice: my take is this is necessarily something you can only learn interacting with people.
Joing a theatre performance group is one way of achieving it.
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#28Learning English.
It opened up a whole new area of the internet that I was excluded from simply because I didn't know the language. There are communities that I can actively participate in and learn from.
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#29Sitting meditation / mindfulness with a Shinzen Young / Culadasa vibe.
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#30Public speaking is by far and away the best ROI I've had on a new skill. Being able to communicate effectively to a group of people has positive impacts in all aspects of my life.
Could you share any resources you've used to learn it?
I've been part of two Toastmaster's clubs. I've found the Toastmasters program for learning how to speak publicly to be thorough, thoughtful, and easy to get started with. I've found the people in both clubs (different eras, different places) to be friendly, creative, fun, and supportive. I'd recommend Toastmasters to anyone interested in learning public speaking.