Learning complex subjects is often uncomfortable. For me, college was the start of becoming comfortable with feeling stupid while learning. You learn to learn. You learn what parts of learning are normal.
I started college in 2001 as a computer science student and didn’t “finish” for over 10 years because of job (sysadmin for university) and consulting opportunities (travel). I’m glad I finished because it’s behind me and I don’t need to think about it any more. I still have the common nightmare of not knowing where my final exam room is located.
Anyways, I am a big fan of online courses. In early 2000s I had learned and built many PHP sites and started with Rails. There were no classes/courses on PHP or rails!
Fast forward to early 2010s and I find myself watching Stanford’s iOS development courses. I leveraged the knowledge to become a successful mobile app developer consultant.
A few years ago I purchased a handful of online courses on React/Redux. With that knowledge I’ve built a successful Electron JS app available on app stores.
These successes are not because I’m smart. It’s because I have a high tolerance for pain and boredom. When I see a challenge I keep digging at it until it’s solved.
Protip: Watch lectures at 1.5X speed (2X if review). Anything slower and my attention becomes highly distractable.
I started college in 2001 as a computer science student and didn’t “finish” for over 10 years because of job (sysadmin for university) and consulting opportunities (travel). I’m glad I finished because it’s behind me and I don’t need to think about it any more. I still have the common nightmare of not knowing where my final exam room is located.
Anyways, I am a big fan of online courses. In early 2000s I had learned and built many PHP sites and started with Rails. There were no classes/courses on PHP or rails!
Fast forward to early 2010s and I find myself watching Stanford’s iOS development courses. I leveraged the knowledge to become a successful mobile app developer consultant.
A few years ago I purchased a handful of online courses on React/Redux. With that knowledge I’ve built a successful Electron JS app available on app stores.
These successes are not because I’m smart. It’s because I have a high tolerance for pain and boredom. When I see a challenge I keep digging at it until it’s solved.
Protip: Watch lectures at 1.5X speed (2X if review). Anything slower and my attention becomes highly distractable.