When I decided to “learn to code,” I pictured myself sipping coffee in a minimalist loft, building the next billion-dollar SaaS in a week.
Reality? I spent Day 1 googling “why does my HTML look like my cat walked on the keyboard?”
Here’s the thing about starting your coding journey: it’s messy, hilarious, and kind of like playing chess against a smug robot. You think you’ve won, then JavaScript pops up and says:
“LOL, nope. Missing a semicolon, human.”
Phase 1: The Overconfidence Stage
You watch one YouTube tutorial and suddenly think you’re Mark Zuckerberg. You’re “just” going to build a personal finance tracker… until you realize you can’t even center a div without Googling “how to center a div” (for the third time).
Phase 2: The Existential Crisis
Somewhere between learning loops and functions, you start questioning your life choices. Should I have just opened a taco stand instead? You read about frameworks with names like “React,” “Vue,” and “Svelte,” and it feels less like tech and more like a Pokémon battle.
Phase 3: The Breakthrough Moment
One day, it clicks. You fix a bug. Your code runs. Angels sing. The coffee tastes better. You realize… coding isn’t about avoiding mistakes — it’s about solving them faster than you can doubt yourself.
That’s why I started documenting my journey and sharing tools, wins, and facepalm moments at Income Hub 247 — because whether you’re here to build a SaaS, automate your business, or just finally learn what an API does… the journey is way better when you don’t take yourself too seriously.
Pro tip: Save every embarrassing bug. They make great stories for when you’re rich, famous, and still unable to center a div without Googling it.
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