Over 80% of the year has already passed. You have less than 20% remaining. However, do you know that the remaining few part can be used for a variety of intriguing activities? When time is judiciously spent, you'll realise that two months, one month, or even a week is a significant amount of time.
My story would help.
I like to learn new things, most of the time for the fun of it; other times to demonstrate to people, especially the younger generation and the downcast, that it's possible to pick up new sets of skills at any given point in time and make oneself useful.
I want people to be aware of all the fantastic things we are capable of doing.
You're far too awesome for the feelings of rejection, dejection, depression, and even suicide.
Last week, I was working with a team member. While my colleague was checking out two free but value-packed Web3 programs, I was looking at some incredible writing and SEO tools available online.
He (my colleague) showed me the two programs. One was solely based on the Solidity programming language. The other promised to start with HTML, then CSS, JavaScript, and React before eventually settling on Solidity and other Web3-related programs.
Even without being a programmer prior to that instance, I have stayed in a digital environment long enough to know the roadmap suitable for a total newbie.
Given that I'm already working a 9 to 5 job, I knew I wouldn't be able to keep up with the one focused on Solidity. Additionally, it is not wise to learn Solidity as the first programming language.
The one that promises to begin with the fundamentals appears to be the best fit for my schedule. I requested that my friend provide me with the sign-up information. He did, and I signed up for it.
Just as I suspected, their teaching method is suitable for complete newbies. And the instructors' teaching approach is similar to mine. My goodness! Those guys can teach even a dummy to understand. That is the same manner I teach English diction and phonetics.
It took me three days to finish their three-week lessons on HTML. That's because they began before I joined. I wanted to learn at a slow pace because of my other engagements, but their pace appeared much slower to me.
After completing the HTML course, I cloned simple webpages that do not require much styling; an example is the homepage of Nairaland.
I couldn't even wait for their next lesson, which was to be an introduction to CSS. I got some material on CSS from another source, with an immediate effect. After one week of listening to the material and practising with the instructor, I decided to try the basics.
And here's the Figma design and my interpretation, respectively.
A screenshot of the Figma design
The screenshot of my code on live server
Another screenshot with the URL, just so you ascertain my claims
I'm yet to learn CSS Flex Box, Bootstrap, Tailwind CSS, SASS, and CSS Grid. But with just barely three weeks since I decided to first write in a code editor, I was able to create this.
I did that because implementation is a vital part of learning. People fail in their learning process when they refuse to implement what they learned. It goes without saying that you'll lose what you don't use.
In fewer than three weeks of part-time study, I created that. Imagine continuing with this level of energy for a month, two months, or a year.
Mind you, this is not a testament to how smart I am. The truth is, I don't see myself as a very smart person (emphasis on very). I'm not very hard-working either. Despite all the odds, I demonstrated that a lot can be achieved in a short period of time. That's when time is well spent.
My journey is toward blockchain development. But in order to make things simpler, I needed to have a basic understanding of Web2, so I could pick up software lingos and terminologies along the way.
Start laying the groundwork for the things you want to accomplish in the coming year right away. Start pursuing them right now.
While it is true that we have two months left, keep in mind that a lot can get done in that time
So let's get to work.
This is me, cheerleading for your success.
P.S: Apart from the header image, all other images are my laptop's screenshots.