Shedrack Akintayo went remote first... and other things I learned recording his DevJourney

This week, I published Shedrack Akintayo's #DevJourney story on my eponym Podcast: Software developer's Journey. Among many other things, here are my main personal takeaways:

Shedrack likes going to the bottom of things. This holistic approach helps him better understand where to invest his time and energy.
He has a very structured day: time to work, time to learn, time to exercise and time to do nothing! Only thus can he really strive with his need for depth.
Shedrack encourages us to be active when learning, trying things out, not just reading or watch tutorials or courses, but hitting the "pause" and writing the code.
Once again, Shedrack highlights the importance of having a great mentor. His career started because someone took interest in him and showed him the way.
During his job interviews, Shedrack asks a lot of questions. Being genuinely interested is what moved the needle for the better during his interviews.
His remote work tips are communication and empathy. Without those, you will not be able to really connect with a remote team. And you have to be intentional in building a connection.
Shedrack is the first person I met that took a contract, realized he wasn't qualified enough, and suggested his client to take a break for him to learn and come back. This is very courageous!
The main driver for Shedrack's community involvement is "giving back"... and he intends to give back a lot! For instance through the OSC-Africa community.
In order to start in the OpenSource Software World, Shedrack advises us to find an issue listed on a OSS Project and fix it.

Thanks Shedrack for sharing your story with us!

You can find the full episode and the shownotes here on devjourney.info

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