I binged JavaScript lectures for 9-14 hours a day for 3 weeks straight and I learned loads but I got burned out super quick...😴 I didn’t learn as much as I’m learning through actually writing projects. 👩🏼💻 You need to build stuff!! You don’t need to be an academic! 🧑🏼🎓
@JavaScriptCoff1 What I usually do is build stuff and struggle my way through it. Then, when I know the general gist and importance of why I need to learn this, I move on to the theory that helps me retain the focus and stay interested. 🤔
@JavaScriptCoff1 Absolutely! Practice and building is key! However, in my opinion, it's important to do a combination of both, building protects and understanding the JS concepts deeply (I'm currently reading the @YDKJS book series).
@JavaScriptCoff1 I don't know if it's just me, but I get tired learning stuff, so it takes me a lot of time to learn something, instead of reading and watching vids, I build stuff, tons of stuff, I learn by doing, that is why I have lots of unfinished projects😂🤣
@JavaScriptCoff1 Yeah. After building a scientific calculator, with expression logic, my confidence increased real good.⚡⚡
@JavaScriptCoff1 Build yourself a protfolio website, great way to learn web development
@JavaScriptCoff1 I won't mind more links to free courses pls
@JavaScriptCoff1 This is what I used to do as well. I completely agree with you. Building your own projects helps your knowledge grow so much faster!
@JavaScriptCoff1 I think for me I have found conformt in both practice , I burn through 40hrs of video courses and code through difficult tasks, both give good output , you just need to know when you've had enough, and start building great things
@JavaScriptCoff1 I've learned so much more from building projects, especially how to improve my googling skills!
@JavaScriptCoff1 How did u break the habit of binge watching?
@JavaScriptCoff1 Yea I'm doing a similar thing learning java spring a rest API framework. After the course I make a big project. I did the same thing after my react express fullback udemy course
@JavaScriptCoff1 I think both are necessary - balance. “It works and I know why it works!” ...also ‘it doesn’t work, but I know why!’
@JavaScriptCoff1 You need to do both. The trick is balance and not to get too far ahead in lectures without applying them to a project.
@JavaScriptCoff1 Yeah cocaine will do that to a person. Drugs are bad. Oh wait, wrong type of Bing?
@JavaScriptCoff1 @northerncoderrr Forgetting is always easier than remembering, practicing is harder than listening
@JavaScriptCoff1 Totally agree! I started off just like that too. 😅 Practicing and building projects really is the best way.
@JavaScriptCoff1 @ruth_mbino Sorry to hear about your burn out 😓. That doesn’t sound good at all. In tech, a lot of other techies including me testify that learning by doing is the best strategy. See:
@JavaScriptCoff1 Yup, best way to learn for me personally is to either build or teach
@JavaScriptCoff1 I did this too as I relearned my coding skills after a 10 year hiatus. I had to go back and work on projects, but it came quickly from watching and coding along.
@JavaScriptCoff1 So you mean that we need to practice building stuff instead of learning instead
@JavaScriptCoff1 Kudos to using being a company woman and using the in-house search engine.
@JavaScriptCoff1 Build as you learn. There is no alternative to effective learning to code. Whenever I am interested in learning something new, I picked a project and desired language. The thrills of learning something new, and challenges of solving problems (no matter how small) make it sticks.
