Discussion on: What non-tech skills do you consider transferable to programming/development?

[claudia d]

• How to "sell" your point of view. You do it at work, you do it when you try to convince your partner to see a specific movie etc.
• How to accept criticism and view a situation from someone else's point of view.
• Don't laugh: how to search on google. If you know what, where & how is easier to solve anything.
• Divide a problem intro small tasks.
• Estimate & measure your work.
• Allow a buffer(extra time) for unexpected changes.

I gave specific examples instead of "time management" or "communication". This way you have smaller, more attainable topics. ^_^

Hope this helps!