How I Approach Coding, Learning and Self-improvement!

The Background Story of My Journey

I think when most people think about words like 'math', 'science', 'coding', hours of suffering comes into mind. Maybe feeling dump, sweating blood trying to understand the essence of it all.

I'm in the lucky few, who had an amazing teacher in primary school. He made learning an adventure. I felt like I'm in the middle of a story trying to piece it together by searching for answers, doing experiments and thinking. When I finally figured something out by myself, the rush of creating a chain of thought alone got me addicted.

The Problem With Schools In My Opinion

What I discovered is, learning is as hard as you make it out to be. If you approach it with enthusiasm, as a way to experience more in this world, to experience walking in the street watching the trees, knowing how they make oxygen for example, seeing in your imagination the microorganisms working in the dirt, seeing the birds dance around their mate, watching the cars accelerate and seeing the invisible forces around them as vectors showing you a hidden universe only a selected, persistent few can see.

Schools don't teach you that, they don't show you this amazing ability to appreciate the beauty and complexity of our existence. That one unfortunately you have to do for yourself, but believe me the reward is so much more than you can ever imagine.

Applying It

You must be wondering how coding comes into play. For me programming is the ultimate way to experience life, to experience how it would feel to create a cell for example, such a perfect system. I experience what it is like to be on the maker side of this hidden universe I was describing. To grab math, logic and create something with my brain that captures an essence of something. An essence of existence.

I realise it seems dreamlike to go through life like this, how could you apply this nonsense anyway? Well, start small. Try finding this beauty in the quadratic equation. Seems crazy huh? But just imagine playing around with it, being able to see it with algebra, with geometry, with functions, derivatives, integrals, go in deep. Don't let those technical textbooks and pages scare you. Fight for your dreamlike hidden universe. Search until you can finally see that functions aren't there to cause you headache, they are there so you can see the quadratic function in the tunnels, where they use it for designing the proper curvature. Be resilient and don't let the world tell you how you should see science!

The Coding Essence of It All

I think the proper way to embrace this mindset with coding is to see it in every way possible. See code as a mathematican, physician, business manager etc. Embrace the differences as to how math, physics and IT tells matrices to you. Don't insist on one definition, let yourself be as fluid as possible, this way you can see way more than most people.

I never understood coding interviews, all those lexical knowledge. In my opinion lexicality is a game for your brain nothing more. The true purpose of your brain regarding this matter is to see the connection and logic through. If for example given a coding language before you, that you never saw in your life to be able to see the logic behind it and write code with it, yes with mistakes of course regarding the syntax and lexical stuff, but still making it happen. How awesome is that!

The Era of Self-improvement

The biggest kindness you can do to yourself in my opinion is being open to everything around you. Struggling with nightmares? Try a balanced diet, try gym, try meditating, try breathing exercises. Sounds cliché? Maybe. Works? Everytime. You have problems, pitfalls, trauma to work through.. why be so picky and closed off to potential improvements? Be the rock for yourself, be there for yourself and try that muscle relaxation technique you've been avoiding because it's 'bullshit'. Try that zumba class your friends bully you for because of the 40-something mothers there, try that knitting class, go watch Shrek in the cinema even if you are 50-year-old, who cares? You. The only one who cares is you, so why don't just start actively Caring FOR yourself.

In The End We All Be Judged By The Courage Of Our Hearts

Thank you for reading my post, I hope it made you feel several emotions, made you wonder and most importantly made you feel better about yourself. Start 2025 with forgiveness for yourself. Start with courage and kindness.
I wish all of you a productive year!