Many people wait until they feel motivated before they start doing something. I used to think the same way while learning programming. I spent a lot of time reading documentation and watching tutorials, and it felt like I understood the concepts. But when I actually started coding, I realized that real learning begins only when we apply what we learn. While building programs I made many mistakes and faced many errors, but those errors taught me more than just reading or watching tutorials. Each bug forced me to understand the concept better and each time I fixed an error I learned something new. Stephen Guise in his book How to Be an Imperfectionist says that action is the best starting point for more action, and I strongly relate to that idea. In programming, motivation did not come first for me. Action came first, and motivation slowly followed as I kept building and learning. If you are learning coding or any technical skill, do not wait until you feel completely ready. Start building, make mistakes, learn from errors, and keep moving forward. #Programming #Coding #SoftwareDevelopment #Learning #LearningByDoing #ContinuousLearning #Developers #DeveloperJourney #CodingLife #BuildInPublic #TechLearning #ProblemSolving #Debugging #ComputerScience #Python #AI #MachineLearning
Learning by Doing: Overcoming Motivation Hurdles in Coding
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