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Copy these prompts into the career journal document you started in Mod 0. Please label this section of your career journal "Module 1 Journal Reflections" and it's recommended that you use this template to organize your responses.
For all journal responses, you have the option to submit a video or audio recording instead of a written response. We recommend using YouTube or Vimeo for these recordings and submit the link here in your journal. If you have any questions on this, please reach out to a member of the Career Dev team.
Answer the below questions in a separate gist and link them into your career journal using this template:
Week 1: [Link here to your gist]
Answer the below questions in a separate gist and link them into your career journal using this template:
Week 2: [Link here to your gist]
First, create you own social identity map on a piece of paper (or print this out):
After you complete your map:
Reflect:
Reflect:
Answer the below questions in a separate gist and link them into your career journal using this template:
Week 3: [Link here to your gist]
Ideas here are adapted from Atomic Habits by James Clear
Habits of a Software Developer
What do you think are the traits of a good software developer? What are they like in the workplace? What would you as a co-worker think of this person?
What are the habits that this person demonstrates to embody the identity of a software developer?
Who do you want to be as a software developer? What kind of behaviors do you already have in place to be that person? What behaviors would you need to put into place? How will you do that?
Working on the 1st Law of Behavior Change: Make it Obvious
Bring self-awareness to your current habits by making a Habits Scorecard. Make a list of your daily habits (examples: wake up, turn off alarm, check phone, etc.) as a way to bring awareness to what you do. Then, decide how effective that habit is for you and your goal of becoming a software developer. Put a + next to habits that are effective; put a - next to habits that are not effective; put a = next to habits that are neutral.
Pick 1 new habit you'd like to build and create an implementation intention following this template: "I will [BEHAVIOR] at [TIME] in [LOCATION]." Then, stack the habit onto something you already do: "After [CURRENT HABIT], I will [NEW HABIT]." (Hint: make this highly specific and immediately actionable)
Design your environment for success: what changes could you make in your space to better implement your habit? How could you remove any triggers for bad habits? How will you implement these changes?
Respond after a few days of this implementation: What are your results? How do you feel about this method? How will you move forward with this habit?
Additional Optional Reading: The Five Triggers That Make New Habits Stick
Answer the below questions in a separate gist and link them into your career journal using this template:
Week 4: [Link here to your gist]
Health: how you answer “how are you”; intersection of physical, mental, and emotional health
Work: what you do
Play: what brings you joy? Think about joy just for the pure sake of doing it; everyone benefits from this kind of play
Love: sense of connection; who are the people who matter in your life and how is love flowing to and from you and them?
Looking back at the 4 areas, do any problems emerge that you want to begin designing solutions for?
Based on what you wrote about above and your group conversation, what problems have you identified that you'd like to design solutions for? What do you already about what you want for your career? What do you still need to find out? Who or what do you want to grow into by the end of the Turing program?
When you discussed software developers with your small group on Monday, what assumptions came up about what software developers actually do? What steps could you take to challenge those assumptions and find more facts to answer the question of what developers do? In addition to what a typical software developer life could look like, what do you want yours to include?
What is the basic threshold that your new career must meet after Turing? What would you hope WILL NOT happen in your future after Turing? What is your absolute, no-holds-barred, ideal dream for your future after Turing?
Based on this week of reflections, write out your initial vision statement for your career: