HOW to ESCAPE
THE CULT OF
EXPERTISE
Growth Mindset & how the words
"I don't know" can save you
Leta Keane (@leeeeta)
they/them + she/her
@Leeeeta
Land Acknowledgement
Definition
The
Cult of
Expertise
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Heirarchical
Exclusive
Seductive
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Solitary
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GENIUS
Hyper-Logical
Ultra Confident
Solitary
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GENIUS
Hyper-Logical
Ultra Confident
DON'T ASK FOR HELP
Never say "I don't know"
Don't be human
Be arrogant
SO WHAT?
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Collaboration
Learning
Innovation
Inclusion
Safety to fail
NO SHAME IN NOT KNOWING
EXCITEMENT
TO LEARN
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SHAME
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So how do we fix it?
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Be a rookie
Be a rookie
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it's not about amount of knowhow
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it's about growth mindset.
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the magic of
YET
YET
✨Confident✨
~ not ~
Arrogant
🌸Helpful🌸
~ NOT ~
hoarding
EUSTRESS
(literally "beneficial stress")
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knowledge
Skill
understanding
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knowledge
Skill
understanding
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How to make space for Rookies
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LIFE IS JUST ... WAY MORE FUN AS AN ENTHUSIASTIC ROOKIE
LIFE IS JUST ... WAY MORE FUN AS AN ENTHUSIASTIC ROOKIE
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leta keane
leta@turing.edu
@Leeeeta
that person
from the thing
.com
www.letakeane.com
leta keane
leta@turing.edu
@Leeeeta
Thanks!
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Escaping The Cult of Expertise (PostgresConf2023)
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