CodeLand 2022 Talk

1. A Programmer’s Guide
to Mental Health
Raymond Chung

2. 👋 I’m Raymond Chung
Pronouns: He/Him
Technical Educator @ Shopify
Follow me on Twitter @rchung95

4. Note: This is an anecdote, and not a
suggestion or prescription on
managing mental health.

5. ● It was my first job
● I didn’t want to be exposed as a fraud
● I was too hard on myself
Feeling the
imposter
syndrome

6. Burnout

7. 1. Keep a win list!

8. 2. Give yourself positive
affirmations!

9. 3. Set talking points with your
lead or interns for 1:1s

10. ● What do you want to talk about in this
1:1?
● What are the next steps?
1:1 Template

11. ● What do you want to pair on today?
● Who is driving today? You? Me? Both?
Pairing
template

12. ● Feeling stressed
● Feeling like you failed
● Dissatisfied with the work you are doing
● Lacking self-care
Signs of
burnout

13. 4. Define your core working
hours

14. 5. Organize your day with a set
agenda

15. 6. Get 1% better each day

16. 1. I checked that all tests pass
2. The code written has enough test
coverage
3. The style guide has been followed and
run
4. I provided context on my pull request
which reviewers may not have
Routine

17. 7. Keep a social chat going!

18. 18
Thanks!