JP | User Guide (Readme) -- WIP

--- tags: readme --- # JP | User Guide (Readme) -- WIP > Your favorite work- or self-related quote. ## 🏄‍♂️ My work style - Mostly prefer async, although I enjoy pairing and sync sessions for brainstorming and collaboration ## 🙏 My values - What values do you currently espouse or aspire to? - I aim to use my skills and talents to give back and support others - I'm motivated by working to create more access to technology and opportunities - I'm motivated by democratizing information and building tools for connected thought ### 💪 My strengths - Everybody spikes somewhere - what dimensions of work do you feel most confident in? - What do you feel like you bring to the table? - Thorough thinking and attention to detail -- I aim to think through the various states and outcomes for our features - Experienced DAO contributor and operator with a background in educational technology - Experience working across multiple spectrums: design thinking, product design, engineering - Active listening: Taking notes is a way I'm able to continue to actively listen and engage, and I enjoy doing it ### 🌱 My weaknesses - Everybody spikes somewhere - what dimensions of work do you feel least confident in? - I have a tendency to take on too much due to wanting to move work forward, which leads to not always setting boundaries - I oscillate between asking too many questions and not speaking up when concerned. I'm working to find a balance. - (Somewhat related to the above point) I can be relentless when looking for answers or for identifying question areas which can come off as intense and critical. - Where can a team best support you? - I appreciate the reminders to be mindful of capacity and balance. ### 📈 My ambitions - What are the skills, experiences, and or opportunities you want to build in your professional career? - To be added! ## ☎️ Communicating with me ### 📺 Channels - How do you like to be communicated with in each channel? (Discord, TG | Urgent, Non Urgent, etc) - **Urgent:** - Discord DM or text - Urgent messages are fine at any point in day or night. If I'm not around I won't answer (or if I'm driving/unavailable I may take longer to answer, but will as soon as able to) - **Non Urgent:** - Prefer being tagging in Discord and/or Linear - DMs are fine at any point in the day or night. They're not disruptive or invasive - **General:** - I prefer Discord and Discord DMs, GitHub/Linear tags, or texts -- I barely use Telegram and tend to forget to check it - I enjoy conversations and being tagged for context -- I don't view it as invasive in any way so please don't hesitate to contact me when needed or for situational awareness (although I do appreciate how conscientious folks are 🙏) ### 🕖 Time - How do you want us to treat your time? - I appreciate the awareness and mindfulness folks have around personal time and setting non-work time, but I'm usually happy to respond or help if I'm around (even outside of general availability hours) - What is your general availability? - I'm in EST and I'm generally available from 8am - 6pm EST, but typically will hop into syncs, respond to questions, or collaborate after 9pm EST provided I'm home. - I have school drop off in the morning so I'm unavailable typically from 7am - 8am(ish) and occasionally need to do pick up in the afternoons from 3pm - 4pm (rather rare) - If not directly working I monitor communications incase something comes up or if someone has a question/wants to collaborate. If I'm unavailable when someone reaches out I'll mention that or won't respond - How do you typically treat other coworkers' time? - I try to be mindful of schedules and boundaries, especially if they're clear and I'm aware of them! - I recognize the need for folks to do deep work so try to minimize outreach when I can - I feel most effective when I'm clear when folks are around and when they're not -- otherwise I try to be more hesitant about reaching out when unsure of availability or "work mode" ## 🍾 Style - What is the best way to get on the same page with you? - Clear communication whether asynchronous or synchronous. I enjoy pairing and jamming with folks but also equally appreciate clear writing with comment threads. - Asking questions and being open to having questions asked as we work toward alignment and clarity. - What is the best way to persuade you of an idea? - Usually when folks are able to express some sort of foundation for their idea and provide specifics (as much as possible) about the impact and potential of the idea. - Generally, I'm open to prototypes and low fidelity experiments but I tend to question how they relate to overall capacity and prioritization. - What are some communication no-nos for you? - Passivity or subtext, especially when relating to expectations. I typically favor clear communication as much as possible, so I tend to dislike communication styles that are less clear. However I also know that it's sometimes necessary to be less direct if there aren't details or time to fully communicate. - What else should people know about you to encourage you? - I enjoy positive feedback to help keep motivated, but I greatly appreciate when folks take the time to provide critique and ways that we can improve and continue growing and learning. This is especially true for any design/UX/frontend work that I do. I want to always deliver the best that I'm capable of so all forms of feedback is greatly appreciated. I recognize that folks take the time to do this and that it's not always possible. ### 🏁 Following up - How do you typically like to follow up? - I typically DM folks if needed. I tend to tag first in relevant platforms, but then follow up with a DM when it's necessary. - How do you prefer others follow up with you? - Similarly. If I miss a tag or a comment, I appreciate a quick DM (when possible) to draw attention to it. Sometimes I accidentally miss a tag so I always appreciate when someone takes the time to reach out via DM. ## 📈 Feedback ## ⬅️ From you to me ### 🐇 Motivators - What feedback styles, content, and channels give you energy and make you the best version of yourself at work? - Generally, I appreciate direct feedback. I enjoy positive feedback to help keep motivated, but I greatly appreciate when folks take the time to provide critique and ways that we can improve and continue growing and learning. This is especially true for any design/UX/frontend work that I do. I want to always deliver the best that I'm capable of so all forms of feedback is greatly appreciated. I recognize that folks take the time to do this and that it's not always possible. - I'm also motivated and energized by seeing people who find delight and enjoyment in our product. I love when we see feedback from our users. ### 🐢 Demotivators - What feedback styles, content, and channels do you find the most challenging to see as constructive at work? - I tend to find passive communication and feedback more challenging since I find myself constantly second guessing or trying to understand the intent, which can become demotivating and inefficient. - It's also challenging when I feel the need to repeatedly follow up on questions that aren't being answered or acknowledged, especially when on working on a timeline. ### 📝 Areas of note - What things are you looking for feedback? - I always appreciate our code review, and I enjoy our engineering culture with regards to review, feedback, and open communication. - I'm additionally always looking for feedback on our product/UX since I constantly want to improve our app and add more delight for users and make sure that we're considering user (and team) feedback. ### ➡️ From me to you - What type of feedback can we expect to receive from you? When and why? - How do you think about giving feedback to others? ## 🏗️ Working Together ### 🤝 Working on a team - What roles do you like to play on the team? - What roles do you like to play in the company-wide team? - What do you appreciate the most from teammates? ### 💡 Life - Do you have a life mission? If so, what is it? - How do you try to live your life? - What and who are important to you outside of work? - My family. It's critical to me that I'm able to provide, be supportive and encouraging, and try to have enough balance that I'm present in everything we do. - Friends, especially those I've worked with over the years. I try to be available as much as possible to support friends in any way that's needed and that I'm capable of providing. - It's important to me that I give back to the community and support non-profits that are values aligned. - I try to give back to communities and ecosystems that have supported me, so I'm always trying to contribute back to projects that have been impactful. - Favorite book you've read this year? - In 2022, [Regenerative Enterprise](https://www.amazon.com/Regenerative-Enterprise-Optimizing-Multi-capital-Abundance-ebook/dp/B08L1G5VFP) by Ethan Rowland and Gregory Landua (founder of [Regen Network](https://www.regen.network/)) - In 2023, TBD although I'm enjoying [Church of the Wild](https://www.amazon.com/Church-Wild-Nature-Invites-Sacred/dp/1506469647) by Victoria Loorz so far. - Favorite experience you've had this year? - I enjoyed going to [The Ramble Festival](https://www.ramblefestival.com/) with my wife and camping out while seeing lots of different music. - More work adjacent, but I also really enjoyed going to [MCON](https://www.mcon.fun/) and meeting folks, especially since I missed it in 2021. - What is one silly or idiosyncratic thing about you? - I very much enjoy Dungeons and Dragons (playing and DMing). I love the lore, world-building, and sense of community it brings when playing with friends. I feel like you can learn a lot about folks by how they approach it! ### ⛵ My Expectations - What are your expectations of your managers? - What should your managers expect from you? - What did you appreciate most about your favorite manager? - Clear expectations and open communication both ways. High degrees of trust meant that we could be open and candid about concerns. I felt like we were working together collaboratively, but I also always respected the hierarchy and deferred when needed. ### 🌟 Expectations of me - What should those on your team expect from you? What does it look like and feel like? - What are your expectations of those on your team? - If your management style were an animal, what animal would it be? Please add an image here.