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#100DaysOfCode

Aurelia Specker on September 13, 2019

I don't have a technical background. I used to work in Market Research, and before that I was doing a degree in Modern Languages. In 2017, I took ...
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Chris Achard

Great writeup, thanks. It looks like you accomplished a lot!

Not knowing exactly what technologies to learn

Yeah - that feeling never goes away :/ There's just always so much to do and learn! And you never quite know if you're doing it the "right" way, or the "bad" way, etc...

I've just learned to lean into the feeling of discomfort that comes with learning something new, and just keep pushing! You really hit the nail on the head with:

Consistency really matters

Consistency (momentum) can really make or break a challenge like this.

Thanks for the post! It's great inspiration.

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Aurelia Specker

Thanks for reading! I'm glad you enjoyed it. It's nice to know that all of these feelings are normal :-)

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Jade Rickerts

You've inspired me to give this ago.

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Aurelia Specker

Yayy!! So glad to hear that! Let me know how you get on.

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Mohammad Fazel

Very inspiring article thank you!

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Hamza

Congratulations - this is brilliant!

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Seanmclem

Any particular time of year? Or you just start anytime?

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Aurelia Specker

Anytime that suits your schedule for the next 100 days ;-)