211: Becoming Humble and Kind with Brandon Weaver

About this Episode

01:16 - Brandon’s Superpower: Recognizing Others’ Superpowers and Spotting Potential Talent

• Convincing Others
• Recognizing and Talking About Failure(s)

09:23 - Brandon’s Personal Journey & Transformation Towards Humility

• Wanting To Be Heard
• Placing Identity
• Developing Empathy
• Speaking Candidly Re: Growth
• Talking About Negatives in Your Past

25:40 - The Importance of Community and Community Leaders

• The Ruby Scholar and Guide Program
• Michael Hartl’s Rails Tutorial
• The Beerware License

34:35 - Being Kind vs Being Nice

• Privilege

40:59 - Being Austistic and Being Visible

• Tales of the Autistic Developer - The Mentor
• Brandon’s illustrated conference talks with cartoon lemurs
• “Looks like me”
• Calling Out Hubris

52:32 - Tech Is Political

Reflections:

Jamey: When someone gives you feedback it’s because they trust you that you’re going to do something about yourself and do better.

Brandon: Thinking about who is saying something.

John: The power we can embrace by talking about our personal history.

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