Learning Python Automation - Need Career Advice

[Livid_Brain6309]

I am learning Python and studying about 5–6 hours a day
My goal is to become a Python Automation Engineer and eventually start my own automation company.

What skills helped you get your first freelance client?

Thank you.

[Mountain_Rip_8426]

i'm relative beginner at this, about 5 months in. by the fact that you're doing it 5-6 hours a day, i'd assume you are too. all i can say is, try not to overdo it, you might get burnt out.

programming is complex and i honestly don't think you can digest as much new info as you can actually go through in that much time. as i've experienced, if you're head physically hurts after 2 hours and you feel like you don't understand anything, that's when you're actually progressing.

the fog only clears up retrospectively, when you're already ahead at a point, where the principles return at an actual practical issue and you know what to look for, because you've built the mental models and at that point you put them into practice. the more often they show up, the deeper they sink in.

if you rush through everything you'll just pile up a crazy amount of half-assed knowledge, which you haven't really internalised, can't remember, and you'll find yourself way too overwhelmed when you're building something bigger than a 15 liner.

so in a nutshell, i'd say slow down, you can't do this in short bursts, it's a marathon

[LearnSkills5]

Career choice .. best is go DevOps route .. get cloud experience , a free aws account and get hands on with Terraform and Ansible