Feeling distraction in learning languages, What to do?

[Negi Ji]

Hello guys, Really need your suggestion here as i want to learn front end programming languages but feeling kind of distracted or lazy while learning this.

Should i go for online or offline course as i am facing difficulties in learning languessg by myself, will this solve the issues or i will just end up paying fees because in past i have done this as i have paid for course but haven't completed any.

It will be really helpful if you give your valuable suggestions or advice or any roadmap which i should follow to get the best use of my time and learn the languages effectively and efficiently.

 

[Ramazan]

you don't want enough

 

[Negi Ji]

No, I want to learn but i think coding is a bit boring and also i easily get distracted by social media. That is why i want to know is their any roadmap which i can follow to learn efficiently

 

[Negi Ji]

Bump

 

[code API]

What programming languages are you learning right now. I started learning python last month. We might have something in common. Let’s challenge each other. What do you think?

python is fun

 

[UnusualSubstance]

What programming languages are you learning right now. I started learning python last month. We might have something in common. Let’s challenge each other. What do you think?

python is fun

Best I can do is print("hello world");

 

[code API]

Best I can do is print("hello world");

Hmm

I can now make conditional statements, bolean logic, control flow like if else statements etc. Till now all is fun.

all I can say is put your mind to it and learn it like a gamer or problem solver. Not that hard, just need to understand simple logic and have all the required commands or syntax in your head.

Never copy paste code. Type out problem and solution. Right now I am enrolled in a $120 per year course at programiz its very systematic.

Disclaimer: I’m not affiliated with them.

 

[Smackhead]

Idk what stage you are at but courses were kind of helpful for me in the very beginning, once you have a grasp on basic concepts they are mostly boring, as they almost always go through sucking eggs for the first 10 hours.

Following a road map of things that you dont care about and potentially will never need to know can be difficult. Come up with a project you are interested in split it into small acheivable chunks and chip away at it.

I lose motivate all the time even for projects I am passionate about. Take a short break your mind will come back to it. I sometimes do this when my head is bust on a difficult task, with in a couple of days I've come up with a solution in my sleep or driving the car, often feel the short break helps concepts sink in.

Never copy paste code. Type out problem and solution.

Heard many senior devs say this, great advice. At very least read and understand before copy and pasting.

 

[Johnpeterburs]

Try engaging yourself with developing your own app/website, follow coders policy as big screens, night owl with headphones and coffee, and keep marching ahead step by step.

Learning without a task or an engaged project it's always boring and if you didn't practice it will vaporize.

 

[Negi Ji]

What programming languages are you learning right now. I started learning python last month. We might have something in common. Let’s challenge each other. What do you think?

python is fun

Currently i want to learn html,css and javascript.

 

[Negi Ji]

Hmm

I can now make conditional statements, bolean logic, control flow like if else statements etc. Till now all is fun.

all I can say is put your mind to it and learn it like a gamer or problem solver. Not that hard, just need to understand simple logic and have all the required commands or syntax in your head.

Never copy paste code. Type out problem and solution. Right now I am enrolled in a $120 per year course at programiz its very systematic.

Disclaimer: I’m not affiliated with them.

Thank you but all the basic info is already available on the internet, Can you name the program?

 

[Negi Ji]

Idk what stage you are at but courses were kind of helpful for me in the very beginning, once you have a grasp on basic concepts they are mostly boring, as they almost always go through sucking eggs for the first 10 hours.

Following a road map of things that you dont care about and potentially will never need to know can be difficult. Come up with a project you are interested in split it into small acheivable chunks and chip away at it.

I lose motivate all the time even for projects I am passionate about. Take a short break your mind will come back to it. I sometimes do this when my head is bust on a difficult task, with in a couple of days I've come up with a solution in my sleep or driving the car, often feel the short break helps concepts sink in.


Heard many senior devs say this, great advice. At very least read and understand before copy and pasting.

Thank you for the suggestions, it will really helpful for me but i think i should start with concepts first like what is loop, if else loop, do while loop and then start solving projects. What you say because without understanding of basic concepts it can be difficult for me.

 

[Negi Ji]

Try engaging yourself with developing your own app/website, follow coders policy as big screens, night owl with headphones and coffee, and keep marching ahead step by step.

Learning without a task or an engaged project it's always boring and if you didn't practice it will vaporize.

Thank you, will surely do this.

 

[Johnpeterburs]

Thank you, will surely do this.

Happy to hear..

 

[Shree]

I would suggest finding a study group. And if possible a coach / mentor who will make sure you complete certain tasks everyday.

 

[Panther28]

Build your projects, and have time you dedicate only to learning material. You'll get a grasp of things better and find yourself doing inevitable rewrites! Parallel processing at its finished, own project + extra learning.

I have about 150 udemy courses at various stages, I'm just working my way through each of them systematically now, as I've sort of used them to get what I wanted from initially to get understandings and help with specific parts, but now I'm focused on consolidating that learning in all languages really, then I'm looking forward to what the next projects I work on are when I finish all 150!

 

[Yosber]

You can't always have maximum inspiration, it's about discipline and wanting. The brain is used to receiving dopamine, perhaps yours, like most of us, is used to that instant dopamine that some applications give (Tik Tok, video games, etc.), the brain is lazy and the mere fact of thinking the effort that you have to do to learn something new will make you make excuses for not doing it or distract you with things around you.

My advice is that you try to download apps that allow you to block pages, at first you will disable the application or the extension you are using, but little by little you should try to have more discipline to respect that. I say this from here as a person who has been trying to learn programming for years and I barely know the basics.

I wish you the best of luck.

 

[Nikolaos]

Concentrate on the specific stack you want accomplish, and concentrate on one language first, then another etc etc. Finish first what you started it will give you momentum to study and learn more.

 

[connects]

Come up with a project you are interested in split it into small acheivable chunks and chip away at it.

In my opinion, this is the best way to stay motivated.