Hey again Edwin!

Great question!!!! So I personally love using lists! It's a great way to map out your day, and you can do so by writing down your tasks foe the day on a piece of paper, or typing it into your notes on your phone. You can also use apps, like Todoist todoist.com/, Trello trello.com/, or Asana asana.com/!

I usually map out my day the night before, after I stop "all code related things". When I was less strict about my routine, I would code from 8:00 AM until 12 AM most days (during bootcamp). I don't believe in "hustle culture", or the whole "no pain no gain" phrase (because let me tell you, I had a back injury from a work out which was all pain, and no gain hahaha.. moral of the story is, take breaks!). I know for a face we need to take breaks to put out quality, because we need to recover before going back into work mode. So don't do what I did by coding morning till night ever single day (unless occasionally when you absolutely need to work on something.. but include a SCHEDULED BREAK for your list on those days too!).

So as an example, I normally start my day by checking Twitter, replying to emails, and networking for a few hours (this is 7:00 AM until 9:00 AM because I have a lot to reply to.. I'll also maybe read some code related articles or check up on family or friends. It really depends on my mood). Around 9:00 AM, I have my breakfast and then around 10:00 AM or 11:00 AM I either work out, or start coding. Depending on what I want to concentrate on, I'll code for a few hours. I'll take a break around 1:00 PM or 2:00 PM for one hour, go back to work for another few hours, try to study from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM and then call it for the night around 6:00 PM or 7:00 PM. That's my aim.

So what that would look like is this:

7:00 AM - 9:00 AM: Network, social media, email replies 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM: Breakfast 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM: Code 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM: BREAK 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM: Continue code 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM: Study lessons: 6:00 PM - Bed Time: ME TIME!

Busy life, but I'm happy to do it! This is what makes me excited for everyday!

Thanks again for your question!

Hey there!

Thanks for joining me today! I'm happy to do this AMA!

To be totally truthful, I'm not 100% sure. What I DO know is, what do I like to post out there? I personally like to share advice, I like to motivate others, I like to be honest with my mental health and in turn invite others to be vulnerable with me and their own mental health. I like to connect with people, through getting to know them or by sharing a funny meme/joke. I like to show my followers I appreciate them (however it can be challenging since there's a lot of folks now, but I still appreciate every single person!). I also like to share any "talents". If you're an artist, share your art! I like to post what I'm working on once in a while, and then others share their passions too!

I hope this was of help, and if you have any more questions find me on Twitter and we can chat!

Hi Tia!

Good to see you here! I hope you're doing well. I know you expressed that you feel like you experience symptoms of ADHD, similar to my blog post. It's not easy at all, and I sympathize with that.

In terms of focusing on one project at a time, it depends on your surroundings. Even just now, I was responding to you, and I was in my partners kitchen typing my answer. Him and his mother were speaking to each other, and because of my ADHD, I couldn't concentrate on what I was doing. I decided to go to a quiet space in the house, and then I was able to focus on what I wanted to say to you. If you're not able to do that at home, once you feel more comfortable to be outdoors, try doing this at a quiet cafe or somewhere with internet (but ONLY places that are safe and practising good social distancing and hygiene).

Another thing to note is, if you are already working on ONE project but think of another project and then want to jump ideas, STOP yourself. Instead of jumping from idea to idea, write down your new ideas on a note app or on Google Docs and then when you're finished your FIRST project, start the next one. Go down the list in order (top to bottom), and keep adding as you go, but never skip from one to the other.

Also, turn off your notifications for social media, and if you require music, listen to something like "low-fi chill beats" on Spotify. Those usually have no lyrics and I find them much less distracting (it also helps drown out any background noise or disturbances)

Good luck, and if you have more questions you know where to find me! :) (on Twitter hahah)

Hi Laasri!

So great to see you here! I'm a big fan of your CSS art, and loved your article from the other day!

I'm very much looking for a full-time job. I would love to grow within a company and with some mentorship opportunities. I am currently doing some freelance work because I have clients that understand I am still in the learning phases and are very patient with me. I don't think one position is necessarily better than the other, because everyone has their own way of learning and growing. For me personally, as I mentioned, I would love an opportunity with a mentor. Mentors can help shape you as a developer, and teach you best practices. My worry about freelance is you COULD potentially pick up some bad habits, and I'm sort of a "perfectionist". I like to make sure the work I do is good and proper.

Thanks again Laasri! I'll see you back on Twitter! :)

Hi Karan!

Thanks for joining me here! I hope you got enough sleep this time (hahaha). I think there is no better time than the present! Why wait on an opportunity after learning, when you can learn some basics, and then continue to grow within a company! Most opportunities for juniors will have mentorship, and provide you with feedback! I think it's so much better to develop these habits as a junior so it will benefit you as your experience and level of understanding deepens. The other thing to remember is the learning NEVER stops. A senior developer is still learning from a junior developer, and vice versa. There is always room to learn and grow, which is why it's best to do that within a group of people who was their team to improve everyday!

I hope this was helpful to you, and thanks again for you question!

Thank you so much Ro for take your time and give me valuable reply. ROJHAN PAYDAR

Hi Ameen!

Thanks for coming all the way from Twitter! I'm happy to chat!

1) What do you think is the best way to grow on twitter ? :

Q 1 Answer:
I answered this above, so I will copy this for you here (since my advice would be the exact same):

With my Twitter following, there are a few tips and tricks I could share:

• Don't be shy to get personal! Let people know who you are. Show genuine interest and ask people questions on Twitter! If you get to know someone on a personal level and show them that you want to get to know them, just like you would with a friend, then you will build a relationship with them! I obviously don't have that opportunity with every follower now, but at first it was a bit easier to maintain. I made really great friends through Twitter and would highly recommend it.

  • ATTEND MEETUPS! If you go to a Meetup, chances are, there are a lot of folks who are eager to meet other folks and connect. Here, you can share your LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram, GitHub, and talk about the experience you had at a Meetup. Finding something that connects you to someone makes a lasting impression, and the best part is, it's genuine. I love to hear how folks feel after a Meetup! I just attended a Webinar and connected with over 100 people, but I had to jump straight into our AMA so I didn't have a chance to connect with everyone on a personal level (YET).

  • Make TIME. Make time to think about what you are going to Tweet, and to scroll through your feed to engage with others. If you don't enjoy Twitter, this will seem like a chore. I really enjoy my time on Twitter and love using Twitter to learn new tricks for code, and of course make more friends!

2) How should one decide when is the right time to go job hunting ? :

Q 2 Answer: In almost all situations in life, most times will not feel like it's the "right time".

I'll share a story with you. I was supposed to start my bootcamp journey with Juno College in April 20th 2020 of this year. It ended up getting pushed back to May of 2020. 3 weeks difference, but I would have entered the job market sooner.

The thing is, I had a moment of worry. What if online schooling is NOT for me? What if I fail because of this? If I push back to a later date, maybe corona will be over and I will be able to attend school in person! So, I spoke to some of the staff from my school and transferred into a later cohort which was meant to starting in June 2020.

For a week, I thought about this decision, and realized that right now, I'm at home, not doing anything and waiting for a global pandemic to end. Why should I waste my time, even though I'm scared? I need to believe in myself. I NEED to do this! This is my passion, my dream, I need to see it come to life!

I contacted my school again and asked them to transfer me back in to my program with the original start date of May 2020, and they agreed to do so (but it was the last time I could transfer, and I had to be ABSOLUTELY sure). The point of this story is that I felt like I wasn't ready, and I was scared. I did it anyway because sometimes you never know what the outcome would be! I'm glad I did it and I wouldn't change it for the world.

To relate this back to the job market, it's the exact same thing. You may not feel ready, even I don't, but you gotta put yourself out there! Show people who YOU are and why you're worthy of an opportunity with them.

3) How is your new job like ? :

Q 3 Answer:

I have some freelance work which has been a fun experience. I can't wait to share the final product with everyone, but for now, I'm still looking for a more permanent role where I can grow as a developer!

Thanks again for joining me today! I'll see you around!

Hey Jane!

So happy you could make it today!

A 1) If I had the opportunity, I would have started sooner. I wish I understood how powerful and amazing coding was when it first made it's way into my life. I was 17 when I discovered basic CSS layouts on Tumblr, and if it was more mainstream to encourage teens to do web developement for a job 10 years ago, I would have been a developer today with 10 years of experience! Even in 2018, when it first sparked my interest. I would have loved to dive in right then and there, but financially it wasn't an option. I'm still a believer of "everything happens for a reason", and I'm happy to be here today! :)

A 2) The thing is, I got a LOT of advice. I think what's more important is how to ACCEPT that advice, because I wasn't truly accepting or believing the advice. For example: I was told that "it's okay to hold on to this information, to not understand it, but come back to it later down the line". My feelings for that advice was "but I want to understand this NOW!!!". This was 2 or 3 months ago, but now I understand. I understand that it's okay if you don't understand something right away because not everyone does. And now I believe it, because I see it from senior devs, to the same jr devs who are in my cohort. We're all trying to learn and better ourselves everyday, and it's something we need to believe. Another bit of advice I wish I would have believed is that "you will make it". One way or another, hearing the same advice of "if I can do it, you can do it" started to make me upset. I didn't see how I would make it when I was struggling to grasp basic concepts that my other cohortmates seemed to understand instantly. But the thing is, it doesn't matter if everyone else gets a job before me. In between that time, I'm learning, I'm networking, I'm studying, and I'm doing projects. This is how I will make it, and all it takes is patience for myself as a junior.

A 3) I recently made a blog post for newbie resources that I would highly recommend to anyone just starting! Heres the link: medium.com/@rojhanpaydar/5-web-developer-resource…

I hope this was of help to you! If you have more questions for me, let's talk on Twitter! See you there Jane! :)

Hey Akshay!

Good to meet you here! Thanks for joining today.

I have a blog post that goes over some basic intro courses for those learning HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. medium.com/@rojhanpaydar/5-web-developer-resource… I'm a front end developer, and personally the journey has been HTML, CSS/SCSS/SASS, JavaScript, and React. Also familiarizing yourself with Git/GitHub, APIs, Firebase are definitely necessarily for your learning path!

Self studying for me was a struggle at times. I requite direction and example before I can fully grasp something. Getting advice or help from other developers can make your self studying a lot stronger. I think once you develop a basic handle of HTML, CSS/SCSS and then move on to JavaScript basics, you should be ready!

I personally took a path where I did self studying, then tried the "Intro To Web Development" course at Juno College, and then went into the Immersive Bootcamp at Juno College.

I hope this was of help! Thanks again for your question!

Hey Rahul!

Good to meet you! Congrats on writing your first e-book! I don't know too much in sales, but I did share how to grow your presence on Twitter.

I answered this above, so I will copy this for you here (since my advice would be the exact same):

With my Twitter following, there are a few tips and tricks I could share:

• Don't be shy to get personal! Let people know who you are. Show genuine interest and ask people questions on Twitter! If you get to know someone on a personal level and show them that you want to get to know them, just like you would with a friend, then you will build a relationship with them! I obviously don't have that opportunity with every follower now, but at first it was a bit easier to maintain. I made really great friends through Twitter and would highly recommend it.

  • ATTEND MEETUPS! If you go to a Meetup, chances are, there are a lot of folks who are eager to meet other folks and connect. Here, you can share your LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram, GitHub, and talk about the experience you had at a Meetup. Finding something that connects you to someone makes a lasting impression, and the best part is, it's genuine. I love to hear how folks feel after a Meetup! I just attended a Webinar and connected with over 100 people, but I had to jump straight into our AMA so I didn't have a chance to connect with everyone on a personal level (YET).

• Make TIME. Make time to think about what you are going to Tweet, and to scroll through your feed to engage with others. If you don't enjoy Twitter, this will seem like a chore. I really enjoy my time on Twitter and love using Twitter to learn new tricks for code, and of course make more friends!

I hope this helps! Take care!

Actually I'm just 15 So no meetups. I'll surely try the first method.ROJHAN PAYDAR

Hello Danny!

I'm a big fan of you too! Thank you for your never ending support and motivation!

An average day for me consists of working on client or side projects (trying to implement new skills into those projects), checking on social media, job hunting, studying courses to improve my JS and React knowledge, attending Meetups or Webinars, exercising, and of meetings meetings meetings!

Some of my goals and next steps for the coming months are to land a front-end web developer role with mentorship. I'm in a position where I'm eager to learn, I want to put that good work to a great company. I would love to have someone guide me while allowing me to expand on my creativity as a junior developer. In the mean time, I'm happy to work with some freelance gigs in between studying and networking!

Some advice for folks just starting their bootcamp journey is to TALK TO EACH OTHER! It's already hard enough doing your bootcamp journey in person, so I know what it feels like to do it entirely remotely. It's sometimes really challenging to turn off your zoom chat at the end of the school day and wonder what kind of experiences you're missing on from being fully online. So I found what was helpful was talking to other cohortmates because they were experiencing the same feelings. No one else can fully relate to this except for grads and teachers, but those who know exactly what you're going through are your fellow peers.

Thanks again for your questions Danny! I'll see you on Twitter my friend :)

Hey Edwin!

Thanks for joining in today!

This is a great question! There is no perfect answer, because everyone is different! My first advice to you would be to allow yourself to take breaks. Within the motivation comes exhaustion. The last thing you want to do is overly exert yourself mentally, because in those moments is when it's most difficult to keep pushing forward.

With my coding, what keeps me most motivated is having accountability (making a project with a group is helpful). I also like to learn and try new things to keep me excited! Currently I'm working on improving my CSS art as well as being more mindful of accessibility. This excites me because I love art, I love learning how coding is creating art. For accessibility, I love including everyone to my code, so it's very important that the work I put out is accessibility friendly. It's a work in progress so I'm making my mission to make all my projects accessible! Hopefully within the next few months all my projects will be 100% accessible!

I hope this was of help to you! If you have more questions please reach out on Twitter! Thanks!

Hi Jatin!

It is my pleasure! I'm happy to be here!

1) In India, most people refrain from talking about topics like mental health (maybe bcoz of being judged). What advice would you give to someone to freely share their feelings with others like how they feel or think?

Answer 1: Thank you so much for sharing this with me. I'm learning that Mental Health is considered a touchy subject for many all over the world, but I believe it shouldn't be. I'm thankful that I live somewhere that a lot of people are aware and accepting of it. However, it's still not perfectly accepted by all. What I did for my own experience may differ from yours. The first step is normalization. If you talk about mental health, and raise awareness to those around you, it will start to become something more widely accepted. To make it normal will only happen when you talk about it. If you find someone who can relate to you, that's the first step. You can learn and support each other through your own experiences. The second thing is be TRUE to YOU! I know it may sound like a cliche, but if you have anxiety, don't be afraid to teach your friends and family what it is, because this is who you are. Thirdly, do what you need to do that will help alleviate the strain of your mental health. If you need to talk a walk and do some purse lip breathing, or box breathing (check out box breathing here: youtube.com/watch), then do it! Don't allow someone to make your anxiety worse, do what you need to do to calm down. The thing is, every culture is different, and I'm not sure how people will respond to this advice from anywhere in the world. I do hope that it is a positive response though.

2) What does it take to create a better Twitter following?

Answer 2:

With my Twitter following, there are a few tips and tricks I could share:

• Don't be shy to get personal! Let people know who you are. Show genuine interest and ask people questions on Twitter! If you get to know someone on a personal level and show them that you want to get to know them, just like you would with a friend, then you will build a relationship with them! I obviously don't have that opportunity with every follower now, but at first it was a bit easier to maintain. I made really great friends through Twitter and would highly recommend it.

• ATTEND MEETUPS! If you go to a Meetup, chances are, there are a lot of folks who are eager to meet other folks and connect. Here, you can share your LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram, GitHub, and talk about the experience you had at a Meetup. Finding something that connects you to someone makes a lasting impression, and the best part is, it's genuine. I love to hear how folks feel after a Meetup! I just attended a Webinar and connected with over 100 people, but I had to jump straight into our AMA so I didn't have a chance to connect with everyone on a personal level (YET).

• Make TIME. Make time to think about what you are going to Tweet, and to scroll through your feed to engage with others. If you don't enjoy Twitter, this will seem like a chore. I really enjoy my time on Twitter and love using Twitter to learn new tricks for code, and of course make more friends!

3) I've seen many amazing CSS arts floating over my twitter feed. What resources you would point to make beginners learn that rocket science?

Answer 3:

If you've seen my CodePen (codepen.io/rothecoder/pen/BaKLYGd), you'll know that it was my very first stab at CSS art with very minimal Googling! I was super proud of myself, but I gained this experience from one of my projects where my partner and I created a Pokedex (this was my first paired programming project -- the Pokedex is fully made of CSS kingpaydar.github.io/personalPokedex). Some advice for that is to look at other peoples CodePens to gain experience (you can click the link I sent above or scroll through CodePens website). I also recently came across a friends article where she goes over how pseudo elements, gradients, and shadow can help with single div CSS art. Her blog is here: nadialaasri.me/blog/3-secrets-behind-single-div-c… It also wouldn't hurt to have a reference image to take a look at. That will give you a good idea of what you're creating and if it looks similar to your goal image.

I hope this was of help! Thanks again for your question!

Thanks for writing this post friend. one of my knowns was suffering from mental illness which is very bad thing for any person. We should take care of our health.

Hey again James!

It's hard to pin point one, but I definitely have a list of developers that I look up to. From the get go, Danny Thompson stood out to me (Danny Thompson on all social media platforms. On my lowest days in bootcamp, watching his videos or reading his motivational tweets helped me get out from a bad position. I'm going to link a list of developers that I admire deeply and hope that you would check them out! twitter.com/i/lists/1270037196641353729

ROJHAN PAYDAR Thank you :)

Hi James!

Thank you so much for commenting here! I'm happy to share my own personal insight on Mental Health and provide you with some tips.

1) Take a BREAK. I know it's hard to do, even I find myself struggling to get away from the computer some days. I started to commit to a challenge on Twitter. I came up with a hashtag called #100DaysOfMove. The reason why, is because myself and other developers are committing time and space away from our screens whenever we can and documenting it day by day. The accountability really helps, and getting outside, or a mental break from non-stop code can do wonders for your mental health

2) Not too sure if this will relate to you, but I find a lot of people comparing themselves to others. If you begin to compare yourself to another developer and their success, STOP! That's again time for a break. Maybe not from coding, but from social media. It's okay to turn your notifications off and focus on what you need to do. Folks with mental health issues tend to tell themselves that "they're not good enough" as it is. When seeing others on social media, it could damage how you're feeling and trigger some anxiety. Practice some mindfulness, and self-love talk. Remind yourself that you're an amazing person, and you don't need to compare yourself to someone else.

3) Talk to people about it! Myself and a few other amazing developers are currently working on a Web Application to help with mental health. We're also creating a Twitter account to create a community, and link people to a discord or slack channel. This way, folks can talk to each other anytime, anywhere. It's always easier when you have someone else who can understand you, but before that's ready you can find me on twitter: twitter.com/rothcoder . Once we launch, I'll post about it there! Also, not everyone around you will understand, but you can try to help them understand. Explain what you're going through, teach them about your mental health. As hard as it is for us, it's hard for our partners, friends and family too.

I hope this has helped you! Thanks again for your question James. I look forward to seeing you around on Twitter, and hopefully in our mental health group (soon)!