# Today is just the beginning

**URL:** <https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/today-is-just-the-beginning/440019>\
**Category:** I Built This\
**Created:** [January 11, 2021, 3:35pm UTC](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/today-is-just-the-beginning/440019 "2021-01-11T15:35:45Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 12, 2021, 8:47pm UTC](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/today-is-just-the-beginning/440019/13 "2021-01-12T20:47:08Z")

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> [@jwilkins.oboe](#):
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> My main advice here is to not jump around to whole lot of different sources.  
> Pick a main source and stick with that.

I was actually just questioning that exact thought yesterday. If I should study multiple topics at once (_kinda how you would in college; take multiple classes)_. I never thought that was a very good way of learning though. I feel if you really want to learn something well, its to just dive in and envelop yourself with the content.

I know for myself, when I went to college for Nursing, it was very much that way. You could only take 2 classes but they were 4hrs long with 6-8hr Clinicals twice a week. It was a lot of information but if you surrounded yourself with it you don’t just commit it to memory you actually learn it.

I probably should of elaborated on what I meant by ‘Fail’. I know I will fail at certain tasks or projects with coding, but where I dont want to fail is this journey. I have a lot riding on me to succeed. I made a [post](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/advice-encouragement-direction/428189) _(in case you wanted some back story)_ awhile back talking about the challenges I have had to face over my career. I have a wonderful family who have been supportive of me and I just want to give them the life they deserve. (_sounds cheesy when I read it aloud, lol_)

> [@robertgroves](#):
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> …find other developer peers (both those learning and those experienced) to lean on, so check your area for freeCodeCamp local study groups (or similar types of meetups if you can’t find one of those).

Im horrible about asking for help. Somewhere along the way I was convinced that asking for help was the ‘Easy Way Out’, rather than doing it the ‘Right Way’ aka ‘The Hard Way’. Ridiculous I know, but when Im in the thick of it all, its a habit hard to shake.

I will absolutely check out the local groups. I didnt even know they existed or to even look for them, so thank you for that.

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