The most important part of the learning process (not to mention most parts of life) is when I grasped that I know fairly little about anything and that's both normal and alright.

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@david @freemo I feel that for the past decade, since I finished uni (major in programming), I've been shying away from the very thing I majored in myself because I couldn't shake off a sense of guilt that I still don't feel like I know anything. And of course no one had told me it's perfectly okay to still not know anything. Heck, HTML5 was still being defined in 2010.

That unneeded shame happens often to me and stops me on my track. It never had to be that way. So thank you guys for reminding me that it's not something to stress over.

@Rovine @freemo It happens to everyone. If it didn't happen, that'd just mean that you're too arrogant 💝

I did not study programming in college, started working on a second degree in it, but realized that I wasn't going to apply myself as well as I should for the money being spent.

I think having other interests but taking it as a job has helped me to at least be comfortable with not knowing everything. I still have so much on my to-learn list righ tnow!

@Rovine

The more you doubt your own knowledge, intelligence, and abilities, presuming you are motivated and persistent at learning them, the more likely you are to be brilliant at them (if you arent already).

@david

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