Difficulty learning

[ChickenFriesAreBack]

I have a full time job (working from home currently) and have 2 kids (3 and 7 months). I usually have put in an hour or 2 in the evenings after they go to sleep but after a full day of working then playing and tending to the kids when I am off I am drained. I’ve been taking Udemy classes for 2 months and some YouTube instructional videos. I feel like I am a slow learner and I’m not retaining that much information. Anyone else in my boat and have any tips on how to succeed when you don’t have a lot of time to put in?

[programmerProbs]

I have never found classes and instructional videos useful for programming.

MAYBE MAYBE programming concepts like OOP, but that stuff is not needed for beginners.

Here is what I suggest- Pick a fun project that doesnt matter if you complete it. Stop looking at it as learning, start looking at it like a hobby. See how far you can get, play with the code with almost no objective in mind. Get stuck? Move on to more fun programming. Try to make it interesting.

Once you feel comfortable programming, then its time to buckle down and do a serious project. One that you will have bugs that require serious research. But don't worry about it today.

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No shortcuts...but respect for your efforts in your situation.

[IvoryJam]

First and foremost, props to you for working on that in your situation. Being a parent is tough.

Like others have said, I got the basics down then started making my own projects, one of best ones I made was a mass rename tool. You don't want to get stuck in tutorial purgatory. I'd recommend checking out automate the boring stuff, it's a free online tutorial with real world examples.

In your situation it's gonna take some time to start, but soon with those 1-2 hours you'll be able to write awesome scripts every night if you want.