Frontend developer by day, iOS developer by night. Currently working on learning iOS development and my own blog, Mike Decodes, where I'm decoding the tech industry. Come hang out with me on Twitter!
Wonderful read :). I recently got my bachelor's degree in UX / UI design and while there was a fair bit of studying to do, it mostly revolved around actually doing to learn the things you need. See with your own eyes what happens when you do X with Y etc.
After that I decided to capitalise on the technical side of my degree. I went the programming route, got my first front-end job a couple months back and decided to start learning something I've really wanted to learn for a good while on the side of my job: Swift.
I started using Notion for my note taking and, last week, started making a study schedule much like you've described. It's already helped me tons and I highly recommend planning in advance! Knowing how much time you've blocked out of your schedule to do X helps actually achieving it. I've definitely procrastinated because X was a lot more fun to read than Y.
On a personal note: My favorite spot to learn / study is a nice little coffee shop down the street from me. Most people there are either working or relaxing while drinking coffee which makes for a great ambiance. This is all personal of course, but I've found it helps me focus when there's just 'background' noise :). Also the coffee really helps!
Wonderful read :). I recently got my bachelor's degree in UX / UI design and while there was a fair bit of studying to do, it mostly revolved around actually doing to learn the things you need. See with your own eyes what happens when you do X with Y etc.
After that I decided to capitalise on the technical side of my degree. I went the programming route, got my first front-end job a couple months back and decided to start learning something I've really wanted to learn for a good while on the side of my job: Swift.
I started using Notion for my note taking and, last week, started making a study schedule much like you've described. It's already helped me tons and I highly recommend planning in advance! Knowing how much time you've blocked out of your schedule to do X helps actually achieving it. I've definitely procrastinated because X was a lot more fun to read than Y.
On a personal note: My favorite spot to learn / study is a nice little coffee shop down the street from me. Most people there are either working or relaxing while drinking coffee which makes for a great ambiance. This is all personal of course, but I've found it helps me focus when there's just 'background' noise :). Also the coffee really helps!
What a journey man. Congratulations on landing a front end role! Great to read that you're also learning Swift too.
I also love working in coffee shops amongst other people who are working👌🏽