You know, imo the funniest thing happens when you find a small project that's interesting: you solve it by writing the solution. But then wowie, suddenly there'

You know, imo the funniest thing happens when you find a small project that's interesting: you solve it by writing the solution. But then wowie, suddenly there's the thrill, the adrenaline rush, and boom! you're now asking, what can I solve next? It happens to people putting in patches for open-source stuff, or whatever coding it is that gets you excited. I wouldn't say start small, or learn anything in particular. My suggestion: get excited, get pumped up, find something fun to do and do it! Project euler and /r/dailyprogrammer are imo both ways to amp up the fun and get in the zone.