I hated writing–until I learned there's a science to it(2024)

Re:I hated writing–until I learned there's a science to it(2... by virgil_disgr4ce on Thursday May 28, 2026 @08:37PM (#48317471)

> “are you ready to be bad at this for a long time?”

Oh, I love this so much. It communicates so many important things in one go.

My kids must be absolutely sick of me saying in a dozen different ways "you just have to do it a lot."

This also reminds me of how I've often responded when people ask me about learning to code. I ask them if they're ok with sitting in front of a computer for many hours.

It sounds obvious, but most people (in my experience) simply aren't ok with that, and hadn't considered it.

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Re:I hated writing–until I learned there's a science to it(2... by anonymous_sorry on Friday May 29, 2026 @04:07AM (#48320412)

> ...when people ask me about learning to code. I ask them if they're ok with sitting in front of a computer for many hours.

I wonder if this puts people off who shouldn't be put off.

I certainly don't think I'd want that for myself if asked. But coding doesn't feel like that. Sure, I sit in front of a computer for hours, but productive sessions generally involve losing track of time and realising you've been sat there for hours

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