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Discussion on: Learning to code so I can ditch my dead-end job, but I'm overwhelmed, under-rested, and my brain is full of bees. Plz halp?

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JustinK

Thanks Ben, what podcast would you recommend for learning rather than shop talk? Also, do you have any advice for keeping myself focused when I do narrow it down to one or two tasks? Yoga? Breathing exercises? Silicon Valley style sensory deprivation chamber?

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Michael Ye

Software engineering daily, but that might be a bit advanced for you right now

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Ben Halpern

I agree, but if you scope out some MERN stack episodes it could help.

(I was on today's episode, so you could check that out. πŸ˜„ It was also a fairly non-technical episode)

I'm not really listening to any MERN stack type shows, but friendstalkfrontend.com/ is one I've heard is good that might be fun.

But you also could benefit from more fundamentals than just stuff that tracks JS changes, which happen quickly.

CodeNewbie and Learn to Code with Me come to mind as really solid newbie-friendly ones.