Dealing with self-imposed boundaries in tech

I want to talk about self-imposed boundaries and how transitioning into tech can be scary. I remember hiding in a bathroom stall, frozen with fear from a crowded hackathon room. I recall finding an excuse to not car-pool with co-workers from being terrified of being enclosed in a space with others. This created a self-imposed boundary of avoidance and silence to deter anxiety that resulted in being alone.

Last year, I did something that scared me. I attended a …

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