After two years of struggling with teaching myself, I've finally committed myself to a software engineering bootcamp. I've been in sales for nearly a decade, and I'm ready to make this change for myself and my family.
Apart from that, I'm a huge tokusatsu-nerd. Godzilla, Ultraman, Sentai, whatever. I'm down. I also spend a lot of time reading about the effects of digital technology on culture and society.
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Glad to see you're sticking with it! I started out self-taught, but I decided I'll sacrifice some sleep and free time for the next year if it means having a solid start to transitioning into a new field. That said, you're right- bootcamps are not for everyone. And I'm thankful, at least with my bootcamp, you do the prep class first to see if it's going to work or not without investing a lot of time and money.
In the Springboard bootcamp I'm a part of, I've been thankful to connect with a few classmates, even people who have moved on from the prep class. To say we are ALL in this together is an overstatement, but truly, what a wonderful field to work alongside one another, help one another, and, as you stated, set that example. Great write-up, thank you.
I can't relate to the programming side of things, as I'm not this skilled yet, but as a parent? 100%. There are countless things with my five (almost six) year-old that need to be handled...but today isn't the day for it. Weighing out the pros/cons with my wife, we've realized the issues aren't life-or-death issues, and if we did try to resolve them now, it not only would be more work than later down the road, but it'd just cause more stress than we need at the moment. So all of that to say - yes, sometimes it's worth it to just walk away, let it be, and come back when the time is right. Great reminder!
Where you're at currently is helpful in regards to setting a "schedule." With my Substack, once I started getting subscribers, I realized: I need to solidify something. People do care about that, which I was surprised to find out. That said, something I've found to be helpful as well is writing privately. Don't worry about making everything public. There have been times where I come up with a great idea, but I realize it's not fully-fleshed out, so I don't kill my darlings, per se, but I stuff them in a closet for the right time to be unleashed in the world.