Develop Yourself cover image

Develop Yourself

#159 - Why Pessimists Fail at Coding: How New Coders Can Build Optimism, Practically

Aug 4, 2024
17:08

Send us a text

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

(NEW)
Parsity's The Inner Circle Program - a highly customized roadmap to take you from 0 to hired. For career changers who want to pivot into software.

​🚀 Dev30​ - Learn JavaScript in 30 days and build in public with a group. We run this once per quarter. People love it. Seriously, a no brainer.


Already a developer? Check out 👉 Not Another Course

Serious about joining Parsity - schedule a call with me ☎️

Get the Snipd
podcast app

Unlock the knowledge in podcasts with the podcast player of the future.
App store bannerPlay store banner

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode

Save any
moment

Hear something you like? Tap your headphones to save it with AI-generated key takeaways

Share
& Export

Send highlights to Twitter, WhatsApp or export them to Notion, Readwise & more

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode