Get ready to create a learning plan for yourself for the next year.
■ Which books will you read?
■ Will you attend a conference? Name the one you want.
■ Will you join a professional organization or other professional community? Name it.
■ Will you listen to podcasts? Which ones?
■ Attend meetups? Which ones?
■ Will you create your own project for learning or do a CTF or other hands-on activity? Which ones?
■ Will you attend formal training?
How will you make time for this in your life? Will your boss give you time? Will you carve our personal time? What priority will you give this in your life?
List three new things you want to learn this year and why.
Name three things that if you learned would make you better at your job.
How do you learn best? Reading? Listening? Doing? Watching? Another way? Explain your learning style as best you can.
What motivates you to learn? Rewards? Recognition? Extra leisure time? Sweet desserts? Think of what motivates you and how you can use this to ensure you keep learning, all year round.
What format works best for you to absorb information? Class time? Job shadowing? Mentoring? Contests? Name your favorite formats.
Where will you do your learning? At home? At work? At a café near your house on Saturdays? Will you use your work laptop or home PC? What equipment do you need? Where will you carve out space for this? You need to know when and where you will do your learning.
How will you get access to the resources you need to learn? Are they free (podcasts)? Will you be able to convince your workplace to pay? Are there ways that you can pay on your own? Create a budget at the end of your learning plan (next page).
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