- **03:01** [[quick capture]]: [Q&A: Keeping your skillset fresh as a developer](../assets/Keeping%20your%20skillset%20fresh%20as%20a%20developer%20_%20The%20ReadME%20Project%20Q%26A.pdf)](https://mailchi.mp/20f5c451986f/githubs-the-readme-project-fixing-the-technical-interview-908915?e=31891c7f4a)
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	- #Highlights
		- I'm guided by what I'm working on at the moment and what I'm trying to accomplish
		- . I tend to think big picture about areas of expertise, like networking or machine learning, rather than specific technologies.
		- I try not to overthink which specific tools to learn and think more about the direction I'd like to take my career
		- follow a good set of more experienced people on Twitter
		- the way to really learn a technology is to build something with it that someone can actually use and then maintain it over time
		- When you're learning something new for the sake of learning, make sure it's actually something new
		- You'll learn more deeply by picking something truly different than what you’re used to.
		- if I try to learn too many things at once I don't get the depth I want.
		- I think about how the things I want to learn complement what I'm working on and my goals.
		- serverless databases
		- serverless functions instead of a database
		- Just because others are doing it doesn't mean that you have to do it if it doesn't grab your interest.
		- Sometimes it's best just to ask someone who knows, but getting good at finding answers for yourself pays dividends:
		- . The most important transferable skill, however, is learning how you learn most effectively.
		- half an hour to read books or watch tutorials
		- sparing half an hour a day to upskill is pretty doable
		- four hours per week for learning,
		- Applying a little curiosity to your current role will help you grow constantly, not just when you're sitting down with a book or a tutorial.
		- __Atomic Habits__ by James Clear
		- The important thing is consistency.
- [Viewpoint: New European Innovation Agenda to speed development and scale-up of innovation across Europe | Science|Business (sciencebusiness.net)](https://sciencebusiness.net/viewpoint/viewpoint-new-european-innovation-agenda-speed-development-and-scale-innovation-across) #Highlights
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	- The [New European Innovation Agenda](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:52022DC0332), adopted by the Commission in July, aims to unlock Europe’s innovation potential, and ensure its leading role on the global innovation scene, so that it becomes a place where deep tech innovation creates cutting-edge solutions across the continent
		- The New European Innovation Agenda emphasises our determination to seek solutions to the most pressing societal and economic challenges.
		- In 2020, the team of BioNTech and Pfizer brought the first COVID-19 vaccine from genetic sequence to market in less than a year, demonstrating the strength of this ecosystem.
		- The first flagship initiative concentrates on attracting private institutional investors
		- The second flagship is focused on supporting deep tech innovation through experimentation spaces and public procurement.
		- The third flagship aims to accelerate and strengthen innovation in a genuine pan-European innovation ecosystem across the EU
		- The fourth flagship initiative ensures the development and movement of vital deep technology talent inside and to the EU.
		- The last flagship effort focuses on the production and utilisation of comprehensive, comparable data sets and a common data repository that may inform EU-wide policies at all levels. #datamining
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