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Pursuing dreams - Syf - 08-09-2013
Well now that I've gotten the attention of whoever the hell happened to have even the slightest of interest into the subject, onto what I was trying to say.
What do you people do for motivation to pursue something you want to or like to do?
I, for one, am going to Vocational school in the next few days to study crap about Electrical & Automation engineering and then just thinking on what to do with my life.
The first reason I went to study that was so that I would get even some kind of job for now and then I would continue on what I wanted to do, which at this moment is coding/game making in general.
Now.. the "problem". Which I asked before. What do you do to motivate yourself perhaps on a subject that you'll only start learning after 3-5 years?
A friend of mine always told me to keep studying coding since quite frankly, teaching yourself is one heck of a way to learn but the problem is I can't make or get myself interested in it.
I have some odd "mentality" to just learn stuff in school rather than learning it myself. Yet I don't like school all that much.
So I am at a crossroads. What do I do?
Wait until I get through school then try and find a place to study coding at?
Teach myself early and maybe get a headstart?
And most important of all, what to do for motivation?
I've searched for a lot of tips to help with motivation but quite frankly it ain' working right now so just wanted to hear ya guys' opinion in this.
Thank you for wasting a bit of your time if ya even feel like helping.
G'day.
RE: Pursuing dreams - Anaximander - 08-09-2013
Well these days it's all about certificates. To go to the right University, you need to have gone to the right school beforehand and so on and so forth. Career planning starts in grade school, it seems.
If you truly believe coding is your calling, and you have a knack for it, then invest yourself in it. Choose courses or schools that will make entry to the place you eventually want to study coding at easier.
While learning on your own is great (and highly needed if you want to excel in any field), you need to be able to field certificates and degrees to get jobs, and the only way to get those is through school, so always keep your focus on that.
If you already know which school you eventually want to be at, you can either check their requirements or simply ask them how other students did it or what choices you can make to improve your chances. Don't know your country, but a lot of these institutions are private or semi-private and will happily give out any advice they can to get new "customers" a few years down the line.
Also if you aren't motivated for coding, perhaps just keep your options open and try do something with a broadness to it, if possible.
Good luck with it.