Ask HN: How can I go from 0 Knowledge of programming to $100/mo

Re:Ask HN: How can I go from 0 Knowledge of programming to $... by fakeer on Tuesday August 09, 2011 @02:31AM (#2863146)

I do not know. Couldn't ever figure out and that's why I haven't quit my job yet. Guess, I will never do. I find it like a strange serenity - having a 9-5 job and then having the remaining time and energy for yourself. Okay, this is irrelevant.

But one thing sure I have figured out - you can live a life, you can walk around but you cannot learn something without commitment,never. Not at least in the sense of classic learning, as in learning well.

Why don't you check with the way you start to learn. Is it laziness? Lack of interest or motivation? Is is just that you daydream about everything happening just the way you want but never actually doing anything for that? Or what?

I do not see (IMHO) you as an ambitious person (no offence) but I see you as a dreamer maybe, which is good to start with. You are not ambitious because that will be you using fullest of your abilities.

You have one plus point though, you are just 20.

Here's my suggestion. It's not related to programming. Start on a trip. If possible a RTW trip. This is all I can think of to be help for you. This works. Good luck.

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Re:Ask HN: How can I go from 0 Knowledge of programming to $... by HiroshiSan on Tuesday August 09, 2011 @02:36AM (#2863161)

Dreamer is a more accurate description. Usually, when I find something I'm really interested in, I will drop everything and focus on that one thing, but I lose interest very easily and I jump around a lot on different things...I just can't seem to ever stick to anything..as soon as something gets somewhat difficult, I don't persist.

I RWT would be nice, I was thinking of getting my TOEFL certificate and finding a school to teach english in China..I would love to live abroad and experience something new for a while.

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Re:Ask HN: How can I go from 0 Knowledge of programming to $... by webnrrd2k on Thursday August 11, 2011 @07:58PM (#2875363)

Just a thought, and not exactly on-topic, but you may want to investigate ADD/ADHD. You sound like a typical ADHD person, jumping around a lot, getting very focused on one thing while ignoring other important things, not finishing projects, etc...At least check out what Wikipedia has to say about ADHD and see if it might explain some things in your life.

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