How do you keep going ?

Question

How do you keep learning when you face an obstacle and don't have the motivation to move on ? What do you do when you start having doubts if coding is for you ?

Answer 1

Hi Magdalena,

Happy to hear such a wonderful question from you. I will post an answer here in few hours.

Answer 2

Magdalena, as promised am back to answer thy question. I have felt exactly as you post in your question for more than 3 years. But 40 days ago, I was going through playstore in search of an app to help me learn coding and I installed SoloLearn.

Now, first, everyone can code. But the most important thing is code what?

To answer this, I found out that I love mobile and website development. So if you have a clear goal of what you want to do, you are halfway there.

Secondly, Patience. I thought I would learn coding in a week and start to get going. But now understand I need to learn and practice. Sometimes I try and fail. But i don't loose hope.

When you are stuck, or feel you can't code, read peoples code and see good things they have created. They are not better than us as beginners. It is only that they started way before us.

Play on challenges, have fun as you learn.

Have friends. SoloLearn have a good community to help you moving.

So don't bow your head down. Don't look at the valley upon which you are crossing. Fix your eyes on the goal. Don't loose the focus on the goal. See me now after 40 days and am at level 11. Ask questions when stuck. Wish you Godspeed.
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thanks once again for the question.

Answer 3

i made modifications in code after seeing lessons & try to make something different each time

Answer 4

welcome ☺

Answer 5

I am making codes, experimenting until i understand it. and i am keep going

Answer 6

Thank you for all the answers, hope they will keep me going in time of need when I have doubts. Keep the answers coming for others as well :)

Answer 7

Show off the program to your non coder friends and let it all sink in😎lol seriously though, create something weird and show it to people, whether you get criticism or praise you'll find the motivation to keep going