Why I Left Learning How to Code

In the era where tech means power

Tech is the future.

Careers in tech earn more money.

STEM is the thriving field to pursue.

My previous company which is thriving in e-commerce laid off thousands. Guess the segment which did not get laid off? Tech. This automatically makes you believe that unless you pursue a degree or online course in tech, your skills aren’t savy enough.

I felt this too especially during the pandemic when Linkedin was bombarded by 2 types of updates:

For months I have seen this information every day so I too decided to pursue a renown course on Data Science. I kid you not, it looked beautiful! I even told my close friends and family that I’ll become a Data Scientist.

Long story short — I was sold. This is exactly what I wanted to do.

I needed 9 online courses to be finished to attain this certification. The first one finished in 1 week. The second, third and fourth also finished with a lot of enthusiasm.

To add to that, I got scholarships for all these courses because of my efficiency and saved on hundreds of dollars. The scholarship board was convinced that I am worth being excused because of my determination towards learning.

I started to wake up early and study before I start my workday. I spent the first 60–90min in the morning to get upskilled. I made notes of everything I read online. I even colour coordinated my notes. My level of enthusiasm was like going back to school.

I started learning how to code on another website side-by-side to brush up my coding skills. You see, I wanted to do this and be excellent. I started dreaming about getting a job in a…

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