Lex DeVille
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I mean, I can't force myself to do more challenging things than these I do now
I brush teeth because I have to do it to be healthy and clean
You don't have to force yourself to do more challenging things. Learning to program is no more difficult than learning to brush your teeth. You just have to show up and try a little each day.
You don't brush your teeth because you have to do it. Nobody is holding a gun to your head. The reason you do it day after day is because you made it into a habit by showing up each day even if you don't brush your teeth the same amount of time each day.
When do you have time for programming? How much time? Even 5 or 10 minutes is enough. Do it the same time each day. Even if it's just 1 minute. Show up. Increase a little each day as your habit muscles grow stronger. In a year you'll be pretty good.
When I started piano I really sucked. And because I sucked I didn't want to do it. But I showed up, put my fingers on the keys and did ANY amount I could. Even if that was only 5 minutes. That was a couple years ago. Now I can play a bunch of songs.
Same thing with exercising. I hate exercising. But I have a light six pack because I show up and I try and even if it's only 5 minutes, at least I made an effort and reinforced my habit of showing up.
The first step is to build a habit of showing up. Over time you also have to increase the intensity of your training. Otherwise you'll just end up with a habit of showing up and only putting in 5 minutes of effort! Once you get in a habit of showing up, then push your training time a bit longer each day. Or learn one hard thing that day and spend less time. Either way, still show up.
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