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In her talk "How to Make It As A Junior Dev and Stay Sane" delivered at Euruko 2017, Katelyn Hertel addresses the challenges faced by junior developers in the tech industry and offers practical advice to help them succeed while maintaining their mental health. The session emphasizes the importance of treating oneself as a human and balancing professional demands with self-care.

Key points discussed include:  
- **Acknowledging Human Experience**: Katelyn stresses the need for developers to recognize that they are human and not just coders who work non-stop.  
- **Learning Through Experience**: Citing Richard Branson, she reflects on learning through doing, falling, and getting back up after setbacks, sharing her own experiences with burnout.  
- **Importance of Mentorship**: Sharing her personal journey, Katelyn highlights the role of mentors in guiding junior developers, using her mentor Brittany Martin as a key example.  
- **Effective Time Management**: She introduces time blocking as a method for managing tasks effectively, advocating for the use of tools like Google Calendar for organization.  
- **Communicating Concerns**: Katelyn encourages developers to speak up about their challenges and feelings of being overwhelmed, sharing that her own silence led to miscommunication with her managers.  
- **Setting Goals**: She emphasizes the necessity of setting both short-term and long-term goals, providing examples of her own objectives, such as improving JavaScript skills and increasing customer support ticket responses.  
- **Self-Care**: The importance of taking time off work, disconnecting from technology, and engaging in self-care activities is a recurring theme, with Katelyn urging developers to prioritize their own well-being.  
- **Advice for Senior Developers**: Lastly, Katelyn addresses senior developers and managers, stressing the importance of listening, sharing knowledge, and guiding junior developers in their career paths.

This talk serves as a reminder that junior developers are supported by their teams and that mutual understanding between junior and senior roles is crucial for success in the industry.

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