Well, I guess mostly by revising work I've done in the past.
Reviewing it and thinking about how it could be improved if I were to apply methods that my coworkers would use.
I know it could be difficult for you, but consider just asking them for advice on the systems you're building/proposing. If you think they're likely to turn down the ideas you have, you may as well pre-empt that and get down to the business of figuring out a compromise. It may not make you look like some rockstar programmer, but at least you'll be learning something as quickly as possible. Also, depending on how down to earth your employers are, appearing humble before your superiors/more experienced colleagues and wanting of knowledge will only cast a good light on you.
Yes, I'm one of those people.
Of course, avoiding dodgy links and free downloads can only do so much to protect you. What about all the random flash drives we put into our computers on a whim?
I do admit, I'm kind of ashamed that I don't protect my computer better - but many AV solutions hog resources and just slow my computer to a stand-still. So I just forgo them altogether. Running on Windows 7 or 8 does enable the Windows Defender program by default, though, I believe. And at first glance, it doesn't seem to be that bad a setup (admittedly, I haven't looked into it much)
God...
I can't work with more than fifteen (at a stretch)
The cognitive load literally drives me insane.
I have the usual suspects pinned, much like you, and use them routinely - but anything else is merely temporary. I also have a less than adequately powerful computer, so I couldn't keep many tabs open, even if I wanted to.
Ignoring whether or not it really is forty percent faster, I'd still prefer to use Node.js because of the abundance of packages. Are there a comparable amount of modules available for this platform?