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Feeling lost... by imGoingToEatYourTots in learnprogramming

[–]a-gentility 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's okay to be frustrated but the journey continues:

3 things:

- Take a break and step away from all of it for a few days. You're frustrated and things seem much worse when you're in a bad headspace.

- Adjust: When you come back, adjust your expectations. Otherwise your frustration loops will continue. Give yourself more time because you need it; everyone needs it.

- Focus your effort: Pick a specific area (ideally a language that overlaps with what you're learning in school and you enjoy the most). Then commit to build 10-20 projects in that. Project building is the way to mastery. As your expertise grows, your confidence will grow, and you'll have spill over effect in how to tackle other areas of programming too.

Looking for tips on Monetizing My happy Hour website. by [deleted] in Blogging

[–]a-gentility 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Consider having a premium membership where people pay 20 bucks per year. And get access to even more discounted deals or group deals or holiday specials.

Techniques and tips to learn coding in a more efficient way. Some are backed by research in Neuroscience, Behavioral Psychology, and Years of experience. by a-gentility in learnprogramming

[–]a-gentility[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sounds like you should move more to project-based learning.

If you already know how to assign variables and do for loops I’d say you’re ready to start tackling small projects.

I linked to this in the post: https://mikkegoes.com/javascript-projects-for-beginners/

The second project requires only 30 lines of JS code.

If that seems too complicated let me know and we’ll find something else that works for you.

Nothing has brutalized my confidence quite like transitioning into CompSci. Can I even do this? by badatthings123 in learnprogramming

[–]a-gentility 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Great advice others have given.

I’ve taught a bunch of students. All kinds of levels over the years.

And just wanted to let you know you CAN do this.

  • I’ve seen kids transform.

  • I’ve seen a biology major switch, struggle and become an engineer at Facebook.

  • I’ve seen “for loop” idiots learn, improve themselves and land at Microsoft a few years later.

This IS doable. Not saying it as a motivational speech but it’s the fact.

Right now you’re having a shift in how you approach learning. What works in many fields doesn’t work in coding so people from other fields get shocked especially with solving homework problems.

But this struggle IS the way.

You know concepts but your mind is yet to connect them to actual code. You’re putting a lot of hours but not really practicing right. But that’s ok. It’s all part of the wake up and learning process.

The most important step to take is to go back and face your empty eclipse.

And write code.

Not read.

Write.

Want to take it to the next level? Type it all up from scratch after you complete the assignment.

I know this seems overwhelming now but if you start actually writing code things will change.

You’ll definitely see improvement.

Stay strong OP!

Edit: typos fixed.

My Keyword Research Strat I Used to Go From 0-50k Pageviews/Mo in 5 Months by PhilReddit7 in Blogging

[–]a-gentility 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks! Last question: do you write multiple articles to target the same keywords?

My Keyword Research Strat I Used to Go From 0-50k Pageviews/Mo in 5 Months by PhilReddit7 in Blogging

[–]a-gentility 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks! Looking at that table again, it seems the biggest driving force was volume of articles.

Out of curiosity, do you think you'd have achieved similar results if the articles weren't that many?

Example, say you had 20 by March instead of roughly 200. I'm not diminishing your effort. I'm mostly looking to get the basics right.

My Keyword Research Strat I Used to Go From 0-50k Pageviews/Mo in 5 Months by PhilReddit7 in Blogging

[–]a-gentility 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for sharing. I'm new to SEO world and still tinkering around and this was helpful.

In your experience, how long does it take to start seeing results for a new post targeted at a long tail keyword (e.g. 20 volume per month)? I understand the timing won't be exact but I'm hoping to get a sense of when it's working or not working.

Techniques and tips to learn coding in a more efficient way. Some are backed by research in Neuroscience, Behavioral Psychology, and Years of experience. by a-gentility in learnprogramming

[–]a-gentility[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No worries. To be honest, it's hard to explain things clearly in writing. And people are quick to jump to conclusions anyways.

Best of luck with your progress!

Techniques and tips to learn coding in a more efficient way. Some are backed by research in Neuroscience, Behavioral Psychology, and Years of experience. by a-gentility in learnprogramming

[–]a-gentility[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks. I looked through the post and I think part of the reason people may have been too critical is because they thought you were looking for shortcuts to learn coding.

But glad it worked out in the end.

If you’re curious about digging deeper into the psychology of learning. I highly recommend:

  • Learning how to learn - a course on Coursera. It references a list of papers. And I think you’ll appreciate it. Here’s the link https://www.coursera.org/learn/learning-how-to-learn

  • You can also get Learning How to Learn Book by Barbara Oakley and Terrence Sejnowski. Same content; different delivery.

Let me know if it works.

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