One thing that I think enhances the imposter syndrome is this: understanding HTML and CSS happened pretty fast for me. JS? Not so much. At least not at the pace of my class. I want JavaScript to happen just as fast - that quick satisfaction. Not getting that leads to frustration and many of those thoughts listed above.
Honest to goodness, I don't know ANYONE who picked up JavaScript quickly. But here's what I can tell ya. I spent 4 weeks on JavaScript and things really starting clicking week 4. And then learning React for the following 4 weeks was SO GOOD because it made JavaScript feel so organized. I do think JavaScript is tough! SO MANY VARIATIONS. So go easy on yourself, give it a bit more time, and try to ignore those nutty negative thoughts for now ;)
Thanks so much! This is helpful. They just took down class quiz deadlines so I have the next few months to do it instead of a few weeks.
Same for you - keep your head up! You graduated from a top boot camp and that’s freakin awesome. Whenever imposter syndrome kicks in, remind yourself that you have already done a lot of cool things and a lot of hard things and you can most certainly tackle what comes next.
YOU STOP BEIN' SO ENCOURAGING! This is TOO MUCH, too kind! But ok, I'll keep it in mind :)
And I can say the same to you. You've already done SO much, with so much other stuff on your plate - and it would be so easy to put it all off for later. But you're pressing forward, and truly that's what counts. Proud of ya!
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One thing that I think enhances the imposter syndrome is this: understanding HTML and CSS happened pretty fast for me. JS? Not so much. At least not at the pace of my class. I want JavaScript to happen just as fast - that quick satisfaction. Not getting that leads to frustration and many of those thoughts listed above.
Honest to goodness, I don't know ANYONE who picked up JavaScript quickly. But here's what I can tell ya. I spent 4 weeks on JavaScript and things really starting clicking week 4. And then learning React for the following 4 weeks was SO GOOD because it made JavaScript feel so organized. I do think JavaScript is tough! SO MANY VARIATIONS. So go easy on yourself, give it a bit more time, and try to ignore those nutty negative thoughts for now ;)
Thanks so much! This is helpful. They just took down class quiz deadlines so I have the next few months to do it instead of a few weeks.
Same for you - keep your head up! You graduated from a top boot camp and that’s freakin awesome. Whenever imposter syndrome kicks in, remind yourself that you have already done a lot of cool things and a lot of hard things and you can most certainly tackle what comes next.
YOU STOP BEIN' SO ENCOURAGING! This is TOO MUCH, too kind! But ok, I'll keep it in mind :)
And I can say the same to you. You've already done SO much, with so much other stuff on your plate - and it would be so easy to put it all off for later. But you're pressing forward, and truly that's what counts. Proud of ya!