It's difficult, but that's why its valuable. Build your character, it'll serve you well.
Overlap your skills when learning new stuff: Eg it seems you're great at photography, so make a simple rails photo slideshow.
Start small, and build. Don't bite off more than you can chew: Eg don't try to learn anything more than the absolute minimum between each time you ship.
Learn to SHIP. Eg build a small site or open source project, and ship it! This will keep you motivated.
Find your intrinsic motivation. For me, it was when i had an awful soul sucking job and just HAD to do something to improve my lot in life.
Find friends to walk the journey with and keep each other accountable. Eg i started a book club.
Some really great stuff here. Thanks for your feedback. I like the idea of starting small - I can imagine getting ahead of myself and setting unrealistic expectations. Also, the idea of overlapping your skills is great. It would definitely help to see my progress in another area to remind me what I can do!
It's difficult, but that's why its valuable. Build your character, it'll serve you well.
Overlap your skills when learning new stuff: Eg it seems you're great at photography, so make a simple rails photo slideshow.
Start small, and build. Don't bite off more than you can chew: Eg don't try to learn anything more than the absolute minimum between each time you ship.
Learn to SHIP. Eg build a small site or open source project, and ship it! This will keep you motivated.
Find your intrinsic motivation. For me, it was when i had an awful soul sucking job and just HAD to do something to improve my lot in life.
Find friends to walk the journey with and keep each other accountable. Eg i started a book club.