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Last day of #SRECon! Track One is kicking off with "Optimizing for Learning" by Logan McDonald (@_loganmcdonald) 🎉
we are splitting this into four parts:
◾️preparation
◾️gaining knowledge
◾️mental models
◾️learning together
◾️preparation
◾️gaining knowledge
◾️mental models
◾️learning together
#SRECon @_loganmcdonald
problem solving is easier with constraints.
ask questions before jumping into the design
problem solving is easier with constraints.
ask questions before jumping into the design
#SRECon @_loganmcdonald this starts to constraint the infinite possibilities of your design
(chapter 3 of the SRE book was the way she chose where to start learning to start gaining depth)
(chapter 3 of the SRE book was the way she chose where to start learning to start gaining depth)
#SRECon @_loganmcdonald
she thought re-reading the material was the path of success
this is called: the illusion of knowledge.
she thought re-reading the material was the path of success
this is called: the illusion of knowledge.
#SRECon @_loganmcdonald
for long term learning:
one should do:
◾️ low stakes testing.
this can be done by writing cards (one side the word, and explanation in the back.
to learn, retrieve.
to learn, struggle.
for long term learning:
one should do:
◾️ low stakes testing.
this can be done by writing cards (one side the word, and explanation in the back.
to learn, retrieve.
to learn, struggle.
#SRECon @_loganmcdonald
mental models:
mental models make us better storytellers
mental models have your prepared for getting paged at 3am
mental models:
mental models make us better storytellers
mental models have your prepared for getting paged at 3am
#SRECon @_loganmcdonald mental models take years to practice, Logan has built all her mental models by observability. everything should be discoverable.
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asking "how long does it take to onboard new engineers to your systems?" is a great way to see how that is going.
regular reflection helped her as this helped in sustaining memory and forming mental models
asking "how long does it take to onboard new engineers to your systems?" is a great way to see how that is going.
regular reflection helped her as this helped in sustaining memory and forming mental models
#SRECon @_loganmcdonald
a way to go beyond singular mental models is learning an object-oriented programming language and a functional language programming
a way to go beyond singular mental models is learning an object-oriented programming language and a functional language programming
#SRECon @_loganmcdonald psychological safety the belief you're ok to express yourself and ask naive questions
#SRECon @_loganmcdonald
your team and environment are oriented around solving a problem.
if your psychological safety suffers, your memory suffers, and your teams' ability to respond to the incident will suffer too.
your team and environment are oriented around solving a problem.
if your psychological safety suffers, your memory suffers, and your teams' ability to respond to the incident will suffer too.
