Basel Farag is an iOS/Other Developer/Mentor/Tech Writer. He’s been published in TechCrunch and the Simple Programmer and writes regularly on all things Swift/iOS and tech on his blog: garglingwithrazorblades.com. He regularly appears at iOS Development Conferences across the U.S. and the world, writes and speaks on topics surrounding Swift and Machine Learning/Scientific programming and is currently writing a book. Basel is the author behind the controversial “Please don’t learn to code,” and is vocal about the rights of marginalized communities in tech. He learned to code only a few years ago but he’s achieved modest success regardless.

Key Takeaways

• Basel’s book on Metal framework is publishing Dec 2016 or Jan 2017.
• Demotivation can build up slowly over time.
• Anxiety attacks can lead you to ask the question “Why am I even trying?”
  • You need to have a response ready to provide motivation.
• Every day you have a choice to get up or not.
• What have your family and mentors sacrificed to get you where you are today? What are you willing to do to further their dreams for you?
• Haters can be a great source of motivation.
  • It’s fun to prove people wrong.
  • Are they belittling you because of you or because they want to feel better about their own situation?
• In tech, egos are huge. We are all proud of our intellect, experience and expertise.
• No matter what anyone says, ignore them. Protect your dream and go after it. You can keep going, even when you fail.

Resources Mentioned

• garglingwithrazorblades.com
• simpleprogrammer.com
• Metal: The Book

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• Transource Media – Podcast audio editing.
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Contact Guest

• @Jxrgxn
• garglingwithrazorblades.com
• github.com/jxrgxn
• jxrgxncoder@gmail.com

This episode is on Motivation Monday and Hello Tech Pros daily podcasts