Ben Scofield

Ben Scofield

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What I'm doing now

This is a Now page and was last updated Nov 24, 2023

Work

It’s been over a year since I left HomeLight, and it’s been a good year. I’ve been contracting for the last six months or so, splitting my time between helping various companies and working on my own development and learning projects. I expect to continue contracting through the end of the year, but in 2024 I’m hoping to find (or create) a role where I can dig in on expertise acquisition much more deeply.

Expertise

Speaking of, on the expertise front I’m still reading, thinking, and writing about what it means to be good at some domain. I’ve harbored ambitions of starting a podcast on the topic for a while now, talking to folks at all stages of development to see how their thoughts about their domain change over time (what does a novice pay attention to, for instance, and how does that change as they learn?). If you’re interested in talking about that, for any domain, give me a shout!

Family

We remain happy and healthy; we’ve been unusually busy with trips and events over the past few months (Renaissance Faire! Movie nights! Sleepovers! (US) Thanksgiving!), and we’re looking forward to resting a bit more as we move into the new year – and maybe, hopefully, seeing some snow this winter.