The Mario Kart™ guide to career planning
summary
Uses Mario Kart as a concrete framework: set a 3–5 year direction, turn it into SMART goals and daily micro goals, pace learning just outside comfort so progress is steady. Recommends learning modes (single player, pair/mob programming, online courses, books) and flags poor tooling or unsupportive employers as red flags. Cites coaching 53 developers, a chess improvement from 800→1150 in two years, and a 2012 burnout that needed psychologist, antidepressants and three months to recover.
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chapters (5)
- 0:00Start
- 12:43think in a window of maybe three to five years
- 15:03look at defining some goals
- 20:36set a deadline
- 22:34break it down into smaller steps
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