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Discussion on: Documenting My Journey From Waitress to Full Stack Web Developer

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Mari Ullom

Unfortunately python and python 2 are required for my degree. Thank you for all the helpful tips. I really appreciate them! I don't know why I didn't think of that, instead of overwhelming myself and my brain turning to mush. I always mean to browse on StackOverflow but I am the world's worst about opening a tab, seeing a link and OOOOOOOOOOOOOO SHINYYYY, open link in new tab, open link in new tab, open link in new tab and NEVER end up reading a single one of them.

Right now I am trying to figure out a banner to redo my linkedin page and even that is overwhelming me right now. Tsk Tsk.

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Federico Ramirez

Haha it happens. Old stuff is boring, new stuff is fun. It's great to explore new things, just not so much if it makes you anxious or stressed. In that case it's better to just take your time and focus on one thing at a time. More than reading books, tutorials or courses, I recommend just doing projects. Writing code. Get stuck, get help, unstuck, and repeat. I'm sure the courses on your degree will help you :)

Cheers, and don't give up!

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Mari Ullom

I couldn't agree more. Projects are honestly the way to go. I could read about it all day everyday and I really don't think it would click until I put that information to use. I have actually been working on the SAME project all day without trashing it. So progress.