I’ve learned so much more in the last 4-5 years compared to the years before, just because I wrote and talked about the topics that interested me and not about things I already knew.

Manuel Matuzović

A developer shares seven lessons learned from overcoming the fear of writing and public speaking. Key takeaways include: duplicate topics are fine because perspectives differ, actionable advice beats flashy demos, audience size doesn't matter, write about what genuinely interests you, non-native English is acceptable, mistakes are fixable, and most people are supportive. The author credits blogging and speaking with dramatically accelerating their learning over the past 4-5 years.

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