I'm a selftaught (web) developer. On sunny days, you can find me hiking through the Teutoburg Forest, on rainy days coding or with a good fiction novel in hand.
The thing is, everyone around me seems to know everything.
Learning stuff takes time. I figured that the people you describe either have very shallow knowledge or fall into the same trap you so thoroughly describe. I think it's better to skip a few trends and stick with the basics. That'll get you further if you're in for the long run.
But many times I think I don't know anything. It's exhausting.
I've only recently joined the industry (coming from retail) and yes, I also find not knowing exhausting. But the feeling you finally get a grip on a topic by yourself-that's the stuff. When working on the shop floor (at least when I did), you learn jack. Your tasks are predefined and you do the same stuff every day, every week.
That's exhausting in its own way
I would love to read how you deal with it
Whenever I feel the way you do, it helps me remember how fortunate I am. I'm well aware there people I'll never catch up to. That's okay and no reason to be anxious. I like to have a guiding star. It helps me realise:
I'm not quite there yet
There's something to light my way while I enjoy the walk.
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Learning stuff takes time. I figured that the people you describe either have very shallow knowledge or fall into the same trap you so thoroughly describe. I think it's better to skip a few trends and stick with the basics. That'll get you further if you're in for the long run.
I've only recently joined the industry (coming from retail) and yes, I also find not knowing exhausting. But the feeling you finally get a grip on a topic by yourself-that's the stuff. When working on the shop floor (at least when I did), you learn jack. Your tasks are predefined and you do the same stuff every day, every week.
That's exhausting in its own way
Whenever I feel the way you do, it helps me remember how fortunate I am. I'm well aware there people I'll never catch up to. That's okay and no reason to be anxious. I like to have a guiding star. It helps me realise: