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Discussion on: How I became a professional self-taught developer in Germany while working a full time job

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Carsten Behrens

Hey,
yes, the deadline put pressure on me, that's why I did it. Part of having a goal is to be as specific as possible.

Think of it like going out to the sea with a ship, you can have the fastest ship in the world but if you don't have a goal you will just drift around and never get anywhere.

How did I deal with the pressure?
I think the pressure comes from being afraid to fail. You'll just have to override your brain and not let it stop you.

The first few months will be the hardest because you have - hopefully - put in a lot of time and still have nothing to show for it.

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Brian Ngamsom

Like you said, I put in all of my time trying to code. I can't say that i don't have my goal. It just the path to that goal is still foggy. I get my hands dirty as much as i can. Trying to get out of tutorial hell. 😌