187: Seeing The World with Bryan Liles

01:50 - Bryan’s Superpower: The ability to see the world as it is

06:52 - Conference Circuits / Virtual Conferencing

• KubeCon
  
  
  • Keynote: CNCF Project Updates - Bryan Liles, KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America 2019 Co-Chair
  
  
  • Beyond Kubernetes - Interview with Bryan Liles (KubeCon 2019, Barcelona)
  
  


• Re-imagining Continuous {Integration | Delivery | Deployment | Whatever} - Bryan Liles (DeliveryConf Seattle Talk)


• Engagement: In-Person vs Virtual


• Conferences Aren’t Inclusive (as they stand)

17:44 - Working Remotely During Quarantine

• Productivity


• Depression


• Find a Piece of Life That Makes You Happy

23:48 - The Premise of Being Greater Than Code

• We Are Not Our Code

26:24 - Fighting/Overcoming Meritocracy

• Be the Smartest Person in the Room


• Sharing Ideas


• Building a Supportive Community Around Yourself

“I'm not underrepresented anymore. Y'all are over-represented. Not going to use a negative to describe my existence. I'm Bryan, and I'm supposed to be here.” – Bryan Liles via Twitter

• If you believe in meritocracy, you believe in white supremacy.

34:50 - How People Work and View the World

• Writing Things Down


• Be Ready to Perform


• Cockiness vs Confidence: Celebrating Success


• Humans are Inconsistent: People Are NOT Perfect

42:41 - Finding Power in Something Else

• Have Mantras; Center Your Life
  
  
  • Meek Mill - Dreams And Nightmares
  
  

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