Summary: <h1>Parent Driven Development</h1> <h2>Episode 007: Keeping up to date with tech</h2> <h3>00:27 Welcome back Allison</h3> <h3>01:00 Today topic: Learning during the work day</h3> <h3>02:47 It's ok if learning doesn't happen when your kids are little</h3> <h3>04:14 Learning if you're a single parent is more difficult</h3> <p>It's more difficult if you don't have a partner to hand things off to<br> Real talk: you will always just have less time </p> <h3>7:15 Choices and Bringing your laptop along</h3> <p>Being efficient and aware of the time you have<br> But don't burn out </p> <h3>12:36 The pressure to always be learning</h3> <p>Pros and cons to these feelings<br> How it relates to burn out <br> How it related to work/life balance </p> <h3>15:35 Staying competitive in the industry</h3> <p>Tools, tips, and tricks</p> <h3>18:36 Learning staycations</h3> <h3>22:33 Know how you learn and setting goals</h3> <p>Knowing how you learn is really important<br> How much do you want to learn? To what extent? etc.</p> <h3>23:34 Learning while you're on the clock</h3> <p>Convincing your employer to give you time to learn <br> Selling learning time to your boss</p> <h3>34:36 External groups like meetups, slack, etc. are extremely important for having a peer group to learn from</h3> <p>Support groups are super important <br> Coworking locally is even helpful if you can't make it to meetups, etc.</p> <h3>37:10 Genius / Fail moments</h3> <p><em>Chris</em> - Conference swag as gifts for kids when you get home #Genius<br> <em>Allison</em> - I get to do 3 because it's been a while. I started a subscription to Le Tote so I can get new clothes that are nursing and postpartum body friendly #Genius<br> Baby has been sleeping for the entire podcast #Genius<br> My son didn't realize he could get out of his room on his own in the morning and he thought he had been left home alone #Fail<br> <em>Josh</em> - <a href="https://labo.nintendo.com/" rel="nofollow">Labo</a> is a set of projects made out of cardboard and it's integrated into a Nintendo Switch. It's awesome, but we haven't had a chance to do it yet. #Genius<br> <em>JC</em> -We're participating in the mulch fundraiser. My kids had to go out and hustle and sell mulch, cover fees, etc. But the fail was that my 15 year old had a snarky answering machine message on his phone and he lost a sale as a result. #Genius turned #Fail</p> <h3>53:00 Contact Us!</h3> <p>Tell us what you're learning! </p> <h3>Follow & Support</h3> <p>Please follow us <a href="https://twitter.com/parentdrivendev" rel="nofollow">@parentdrivendev</a> on Twitter or email us at <a href="mailto:panel@parentdrivendevelopment.com" rel="nofollow">panel@parentdrivendevelopment.com</a>. Our website is at <a href="https://parentdrivendevelopment.com" rel="nofollow">ParentDrivenDevelopment.com</a><br> <a href="https://www.patreon.com/parentdrivendev" rel="nofollow">Support us via Patreon</a> and get access to our our Slack Community.</p> <h2>Panel:</h2> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/joshpuetz" rel="nofollow">Josh Puetz</a><br> <a href="https://twitter.com/allie_p" rel="nofollow">Allison McMillan</a><br> <a href="https://twitter.com/crsexton" rel="nofollow">Chris Sexton</a><br> <a href="https://twitter.com/jcavena" rel="nofollow">JC Avena</a></p>
