My thoughts on how to best prepare for the workshop (as mentioned in the post):
Write down your expectations, i.e. what you personally hope to take away from the workshop (and if you’re fancy, maybe even add quantifications/probability estimates to each point)
Make sure you can go into the workshop with a clear head and without any distractions
Don’t make the same mistake I made, which was booking a flight home way too early on the day after the end of the workshop. I didn’t realize beforehand how difficult it was to get from the workshop venue to the airport, and figuring out a solution stressed me quite a bit during the week (but was in the end solved for me by the super kind ops people)
Do your best in the week(s) before to stay healthy
Sleep enough the nights before
Maybe prepare a bug list and take it with you; this will also be one of the first sessions, but the more the better
Don’t panic; if you don’t manage to prepare in any significant way, the workshop is still extremely well designed and you’ll do just fine.
My thoughts on how to best prepare for the workshop (as mentioned in the post):
Write down your expectations, i.e. what you personally hope to take away from the workshop (and if you’re fancy, maybe even add quantifications/probability estimates to each point)
Make sure you can go into the workshop with a clear head and without any distractions
Don’t make the same mistake I made, which was booking a flight home way too early on the day after the end of the workshop. I didn’t realize beforehand how difficult it was to get from the workshop venue to the airport, and figuring out a solution stressed me quite a bit during the week (but was in the end solved for me by the super kind ops people)
Do your best in the week(s) before to stay healthy
Sleep enough the nights before
Maybe prepare a bug list and take it with you; this will also be one of the first sessions, but the more the better
Don’t panic; if you don’t manage to prepare in any significant way, the workshop is still extremely well designed and you’ll do just fine.