First of all, i am doing my best to learn the codes (html for now) and even though i am stuck i solve the given task then again i am feeling very down lately and feel like will never be able to reach my goal and be successful
I understand, when you look at what there is to learn, itās sometimes scary. But itās not a race you have to look at your own progress not that of others, in France/Belgium we say āitās by forging that you become a blacksmithā or āRome was not built in 1 dayā. Itās all a matter of perseverance and daily work, the results will come by themselves!
The whole thing look so intimidating sometimes, but taking them bit by bit, asking questions and having a good rest and quality sleep helps a lot.
Iām a newbie, I just started few weeks ago but with time Iām beginning to catch up. Sometimes when it seems like my brain is blowing hot, I just give myself some break, sometimes a day or two then go back again. This method has been helpful and I can see a huge progress in my learning.
Donāt give up, I believe in you. YOU CAN DO THIS
If you feel like you lost a battle, go for another battle and lose it better. be the best loser.
until then you start winning battles and then you will be able to win the war.
donāt give up. it has to be fun after some time, I feel it
(i am also telling these to myself, I totally understand you, just donāt give up. wishing you good luck)
I completely understand. I am currently working through Basic JavaScript. Iām on the last 11 activities in the course and it seems to have gotten crazy difficult. It is definitely making me question my understanding of JavaScript so far. I make it a point to take short breaks and try to figure it out on my own before checking for a hint. If I need the hint, or the entire solution, I try to make sure I understand where I went wrong and make note of how I should approach a similar situation in the future. Iāll even completely reset the code and complete the task again. For me, itās understanding how the code works and repetition.
I try to remind myself that learning something new is uncomfortable but I love the feeling I get when I finally breakthrough.
I used to feel this way constantly. I still have nightmares where Iād be missing a whole swath of things and have to āstart overā.
I usually wake up though and realize what I have done, and also keep in mind I donāt need to consider everything, only whatās next. With an idea of what I need to ādo nextā, I usually go back to sleep knowing thats all I needed to plan, or care about moving forward.
āA journey of a thousand miles begins with a single stepā - Lao Tzu
I usually provide the following at the end of most of my posts:
Good luck, keep learning, keep building
Regardless of the actual contents of the post. The reason for this everyone is on the same journey as you, everyone needs to keep learning and building to get where they need to go. In that sense everyone has the same ānext taskā as you as well, itās only the topic may be different. Today you might be learning more about HTML, tomorrow CSS, and maybe next week jQuery and JavaScript. I also provide āgood luckā as there is always external factors that could disrupt any plan, and having luck on your side is never a bad thing ;D
The subject of your study may change, but the overall process of learning will be the same. Hence just keep doing what youāre doing, and know everyone else that is sticking with it is doing the same, and having the same struggles.
Learning development isnāt fast or easy, but it isnāt impossible. I usually say anyone can do it if they have enough time, grit and an internet connection.
@ibelongabroad if you enjoy coding and if your goal is going to help you grow, I would continue pursuing it! For me, learning to code wasnāt just about the end goal. It was realizing that it was going to take me a long to get there, but if I could achieve something so big that I wasnāt sure I could achieve, I knew I could achieve anything else that I would put my mind to moving forward. And that is what has been happening. It took me 5 years after college to get my first software engineer role and it has been nothing but amazing. Even to this day I get stuck, feel down, and then when I end up solving a problem, I know at that point I grew just a little bit more You got this!
Yeah, we all have felt that way along the line. However, its all about persistently trying to do more. In a few months, you will look back at these moments and laugh. keep it up.