Subnostr

Yes...first time I've tried to do it. I believe I might have paid too low a fee 🤷‍♀️

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NotoriousDRC

ooooh, great post. I did it once, just before the pandemic. prolly need to do it again. times have changed.

where did you do yours? 🌱🕉️

I did 2 at home in Scotland. Just signed up for my 3rd in Thailand 🇹🇭

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Thank you Nic 🌞 yeah 💯

Would love to do a dark retreat too 😬 where are you from ? Love the profile picture 🙃

Thanks Vinny! 🤗 I'm from Scotland but now live in SEA. What about you?

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Stu

Unfortunately the legal system doesn't follow logic. 🙁

That's too much to ask for huh? 🤷‍♀️

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♥️ html is such a great way to drop into a flow state! And if that’s what you get from it… so much value there! Creation is akin to divinity! ♥️

Also, I wouldn’t be too hard on yourself about JS. JS was a pain in the ass. I actually have a theory that learning certain code requires some level of personal neural network rewiring. I took a lot of logic classes in undergrad and I feel like I drew a lot from that way of thinking (ie. If… then…) for learning JS.

I do agree with anyone who told you figure out what you’re trying to build. one time I was working with devs who spent so much time learning rust only to realize they needed solidity training. Knowing the goal helps you know the steps for sure. Measure twice, cut once. ♥️

Thanks for this Gel! And you're right. Html was actually really enjoyable to learn. I actually surprised myself at how quickly I grasped it but the ol' JS soon knocked me off my perch 😅 I have such admiration and appreciation for the devs of the world 👏

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Sometimes a note is worth a screenshot…

Even if it is in vain LOL nostr:note1vraz99a5jmexw2crnl70yyj435fje2499eu9mrvyxhggunly26nqkx42p4

Haha!!! Remind yourself often! 👏💜

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Certainly having a use case can facilitate the learning process.

Project based learning…

Also it never hurts to learn! I know enough to be dangerous in many areas LOL…which also means I know when to hire a professional 🤣

But being able to communicate and have a conversation around topics even at a basic level is actually a ginormous people skill.

So perhaps frame your efforts in that regard…becoming a better people person by understanding someone else’s domain…THAT could be your project!

You're a wise man Jason. Appreciate you 🫶

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https://www.jimcollins.com/concepts/the-hedgehog-concept.html

We are all wired differently.

Instead of focusing on the “coding” or more specifically the “what” to be creative in, focus on:

1. Being creative (the process itself)

2. Adding (creating) value

Another way to solve for this would be to deploy Jim Collin’s Hedgehog Concept

Are you familiar with that?

(If not it’s basically a ven diagram)

A. What can I be the best in my world at? (in your own words, People and I’d add, thus Relationships)

B. What are you deeply passionate about?

C. What drives your economic engine?

Answer those and you’ll probably find it isn’t coding! So don’t force a square object into a round hole.

Align yourself with the above and you will see the value creation flow.

Thank you Jason for this thoughtful reply. I'm not familiar with the theory but that makes total sense. Initially I was learning it just to understand it, rather than to build something specific. I think this made the process more difficult. Someone else suggested I decide in something I'd like to build first. That seems to be the way 🫶

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Did one was mind blowing 🤯

Bravo Vinny 👏 Anyone who's completed a course would agree 💯

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Low Information Voter

You can do it!

Start with a plan to accomplish something simple. I learned from the cringey tutorials on w3schools and elsewhere :p

Appreciate the vote of confidence 🫶

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Low Information Voter

I find Javascript sucks less if you use the JQuery libraries.

Python is a better, more versatile language and CAN be used in websites via brython.

(I haven't actually used this beyond proof of concept, and it still requires some javascript)

All roads lead to javascript huh? 😅 I'm gonna learn it. I'm determined 💪

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SuiGenerisJohn

Scots and Scottish accents are maybe the best to hear, imo. Musical.

Aww listen to you, you old charmer that you are! 😁🫶

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In my experience, the only way to be a reasonably good coder is to actually enjoy it, it can't be a rational decision. That nerd spirit needs to be deep inside already. It shouldn't require any will power to keep going, you will naturally be drawn/addicted to it

That makes sense. Don't think I'll ever be a good coder by that rationale 😭 I'd still like to have a basic grasp though 🤞

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Sadly you basically don't have a choice if you wanna make websites, you must learn the shit language 😞

It's a mindset thing though, right? I need to not be intimidated by it. Coding is the language of the future. I'm gonna have to suck it up and learn it.

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This isn't your fault, it's Javascripts fault which is a shit language

Aww you're too kind 😂 What language would you recommend for a noob?

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Need to channel my inner Marcus Aurelius and get out of this warm comfy bed and do the work of a human being

Maybe you were created to huddle under the blankets and stay warm 😂

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You could always go back to the ‘80’s and start with Basic LOL…programming sprites is fun…maybe 🤦‍♂️

I keep telling myself that teenagers can do this, so surely I can. I think maybe my brain just works differently. People are just so much easier to understand 😂

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conmartinico

It's a wonderful sensation for sure. I had been on a camp were they teach you to ride one. It was wonderful being on the boat using the wind to move. It's a unique sensation that I recommend to anyone!