What is the worst advice you've ever received?: CodeNewbie Podcast

Hey y'all! Welcome to CodeNewbie Podcast, our little corner of DEV in which we share weekly interviews with tech professionals to give you supportive advice to further your development career.

Last week we released our first episode of this season with @shawnbasquiat, all about the influx of AI's impact on job hunts, keeping an open mind, and reframing our scope for networking.

PSSST: If you'd like to listen, be my guest!

At the end of each episode we have four main questions we ask our guests. You'll have to tune in to hear the full answers, but in the meantime, I would love to hear y'alls responses to my favorite question in the roundup this week.

The question is: "What is the worst advice you've ever received?"

Shawn shared with us that in his opinion, saying "I can't" when someone gives you advice is the worst. Not only does this hold back the conversation, but it fails at providing an opportunity for growth. He posits that instead of "I can't", we can instead ask the question "how can I?".

Let me know the worst advice you've ever received, I'd love to hear it. 🤪 Have a great rest of your day y'all!

See ya tomorrow with our new episode as well.