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#159 - Why Pessimists Fail at Coding: How New Coders Can Build Optimism, Practically
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Pessimists are often right.
Optimists are often successful.
When you're doing something new like learning to code, you don't have any "proof" that you will be good at it. Your brain wants to find patterns to protect you from an uncertain future.
You scroll IG, YouTube or LinkedIn and are inundated with horror stories which affect your confidence. You begin to doubt that you can actually make it.
Before you adopt someone else's narrative. Create your own proof.
Let's go over 2 practical ways to cultivate optimism, one of the most important traits any new developer can have.
Shameless Plugs
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1. #159 - Why Pessimists Fail at Coding: How New Coders Can Build Optimism, Practically (00:00:00)
2. Common Doubts When Learning to Code (00:00:14)
3. The Importance of Optimism (00:01:16)
4. Developing Optimism: Practical Tips (00:03:55)
5. Brian's Journey from Addict to Software Development (00:04:51)
6. The Role of Exercise in Learning to Code (00:06:34)
7. The Power of Documentation (00:08:55)
8. Forming Habits for Success (00:11:38)
9. Parsity Discount for Good Looking Listeners 🤫 (00:15:50)
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Manage episode 432525428 series 3399111
Pessimists are often right.
Optimists are often successful.
When you're doing something new like learning to code, you don't have any "proof" that you will be good at it. Your brain wants to find patterns to protect you from an uncertain future.
You scroll IG, YouTube or LinkedIn and are inundated with horror stories which affect your confidence. You begin to doubt that you can actually make it.
Before you adopt someone else's narrative. Create your own proof.
Let's go over 2 practical ways to cultivate optimism, one of the most important traits any new developer can have.
Shameless Plugs
🧑💻 Join Parsity - For career changers who want to pivot into software.
✉️ Got a question you want answered on the pod? Drop it here
Zubin's LinkedIn (ex-lawyer, former Googler, Brian-look-a-like)
فصل ها
1. #159 - Why Pessimists Fail at Coding: How New Coders Can Build Optimism, Practically (00:00:00)
2. Common Doubts When Learning to Code (00:00:14)
3. The Importance of Optimism (00:01:16)
4. Developing Optimism: Practical Tips (00:03:55)
5. Brian's Journey from Addict to Software Development (00:04:51)
6. The Role of Exercise in Learning to Code (00:06:34)
7. The Power of Documentation (00:08:55)
8. Forming Habits for Success (00:11:38)
9. Parsity Discount for Good Looking Listeners 🤫 (00:15:50)
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