No one is at your level, have you looked in the mirror? Everyone is at different levels, you were at someone else’s level once, and someone else was at your level once. There is always something to learn, always somewhere to grow. Don’t mistake what someone doesn’t know as being inferior, recognize it for them needing to be taught, coached and mentored to be at your level.
When we have a great weather day – we say it is perfect for anything and everything. The sun is out, it’s not too hot or cold, and the possibilities are endless as we breathe it in – whether it’s doing chores, chilling out, etc. What about work though? What is the perfect work weather? No updates to process on your laptop? All devices fully charged? Alone in the office? Pens and books at the…
If you are testing a website that puts data into another application, it helps to have access to that application. If that application requires you to have an account and a set of permissions to see the changes that are being made, it helps to have those permissions. If that application has to send out notifications to clients, it helps to know how the notifications are going out, what the conditions are, how they work,…
You can sell “overcomplexity”, “you wouldn’t understand” and “don’t worry about its” for a period of time. But as soon as someone asks “Why?” – the selling period is over because now you need to explain “why it’s so complex”, “why no one else would understand” and “why, in fact, everyone should understand what is happening. Selling overcomplexity only works until someone says – “we could do it this way.”
Too much on your plate? Start chopping. Too much to get done? Start chopping. Too many thoughts running through your head? Start chopping. We’re past the whole “say no” to new things, you already said yes, so now your options are to keep going or to start chopping and moving on the tasks that matter to you and that you want to get done.