The fast-paced nature of the web industry can cause confusion as to how to prioritize what to learn, especially if a framework or technique is obsolete in a year. Our first guest of 2016, front-end developer Susan Robertson, urges us to take a step back before immediately diving into something new. We discuss why we think there’s such a panic to learn new things, how to avoid this panic, and also share tips on how evaluate what is actually worth investing time to learn.

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• Tim Kadlec
• Rachel Andrew
• CSS Grid Spec
• A Guide to Flexbox
• How Developers Stop Learning: Rise of the Expert Beginner
• CSS Tricks
• Stephen Hay
• Building to Learn
• Cibo restaurant
• Mark Rothko
• Miles Davis
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