{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Scrimba Podcast","title":"Slow Down to Speed Up: Teacher-Turned-Developer Chris on Successful Adult Learning and Landing his Dream Role","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/114cedc3\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2491,"description":"Meet Chris Webster 🇬🇧! Chris is a full-stack developer based in Reading. In a past life, he taught Mandarin to both children and adults and obtained a master's degree in education. If you're guessing that this episode is about pedagogy, maintaining your mindset, and learning hacks, you're on the right track.\n\nWhen Chris decided to switch careers, he enrolled in a premium London boot camp. Was it worth the money? Or the time? In this episode, Chris lays out the differences between a boot camp and learning to code by yourself online. He ended up on Scrimba afterward—sometimes even while at work at his first coding job—which helped him land his dream job. But that wasn't the only thing! It's the perseverance, strategies for successful adult learning, and knowing what to look for in the myriad of teaching methods available to us that paved Chris's path to success. In this podcast, you'll learn all about them!\n\n🔗 Connect with Chris\n👨‍💼 Linkedin\n⏰ Timestamps\nHow Chris discovered computers (but became a teacher and only later took up coding) (01:09)\nWas changing careers an easy decision? (03:57)\nWhat do bootcamps promise, and do they deliver? (06:32)\nHow did Chris structure his learning? (06:46)\nWas Chris happy with what he got out of the bootcamp? (08:36)\nDid the marketing of the bootcamp match the actual offering? (10:41)\nMidroll with Jan the Producer: Tweet about us! (12:31)\nThe appeal of a bootcamp: the path + the community (13:27)\nHow Chris discovered Scrimba (14:34)\nThe problem with many teachers nowadays (17:40)\nChris's Number One Learning Hack (19:20)\nDon't keep hammering the problem (23:18)\nThe system for problem-solving (25:52)\nThe stigma of (not) working hard enough (27:18)\nPomodoro technique vs being in the zone: there's a right time for both (29:30)\nHow Chris found his first job (31:34)\nWhat's it like working for a consultancy (32:38)\nHow Chris landed his dream job as his second job (34:33)\nChris's LinkedIn strategy (36:37)\nJust be enthusiastic! (37:49)...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/3qNz-AxOjZ6Oiowf_zRLRsZeOxv5p7FYbB0-kA5vS6A/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzE1Njg5LzE3MDE4/MDIzOTYtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}