The Importance of Survivorship Bias

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If anybody gives you something very prescriptive, yeah that may have worked for them but it's like survivor bias right. Don't just go for a, oh I think I can fit into this one little niche. No, go bigger. Be uncomfortable about it because you know what? Thankfully we're seeing a lot of a shift of hiring for attitude and training for skills. So you know have a great attitude and be thinking a lot all the time about how you can make things better. Just go for that job that makes you a little uncomfortable and just be confident about it. Bam. Thanks so much panel. New season kicks off January 15th. Fight on my friends.

I was so delighted when at the beginning of 2017, Eric Meyer + Jeffrey Zeldman asked me if I wanted to record a live episode at my favorite design conference, An Event Apart.

Welcome to this very special episode where I felt like I needed to give a radio intro in front of a live audience! Lol, you’ll see what I mean. Thankful to my hero Chris Coyier for saving the day and pulling me out of broadcast mode, into live mode. First time for everything! I’m still in awe at my panel of bad design Avengers consisting of Cassie McDaniel, Chris Coyier, and Luke Wroblewski who each added so much value to the episode and attendees. Oh, did I mention this session took place right after “Happy Hour”? Please enjoy this very special, first-ever live broadcast of User Defender podcast!