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99 Second Talks - TestBash Manchester 2017
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The Fraud Squad - Learning to manage Impostor Syndrome as a Tester - Claire Reckless
00:29:40
Quality != Testing - Anne-Marie Charrett
00:50:14
What I, A Tester, Have Learnt From Studying Psychology - Göran Kero
00:27:19
Who Will Guard the Guards Themselves? How to Trust Your Automation and Avoid Deceit - Bas Dijkstra
00:30:06
Accessibility Testing Crash Course - James Sheasby Thomas
00:24:01
Turning Good Testers Into Great Ones - Vera Gehlen-Baum
00:29:18
Lessons Learnt Moving to Microservices - Simon Dobson
00:27:16
The Lost Art of the Journeyman - Martin Hynie
00:44:15
Exploring Exploratory Testing - Michael Bolton
00:53:26
My TestBash Adventure by Conny Armitage
Description:
I have been diagnosed with anxiety. It means doing my job is difficult - fear of confrontation + imposter syndrome over a layer of constant worry is not ideal for a tester. Giving unwelcome news or information is never a fun time, especially when you're anxious about your performance and skills, and being blamed for rocking the boat.
However, I have used some of the techniques taught to me in therapy to help me become a better tester.
The talk covers anxiety and how it affects me, then:
- Focus/defocus and mindfulness
- Note taking and how writing things down can be powerful
- Responding vs. reacting and fight vs. flight
- Empathy, and kindness
Each of these can help with testing regardless of mental health status, and I'll talk through how these work. I'll also flag how these can be used to monitor your own mental health, so you can keep yourself mentally healthy as well as physically healthy.