> It is actually very important skill to avoid wasting time in disconnected from reality obscure academic bullshit, be it philosophy, physics or math. Do not fo

> It is actually very important skill to avoid wasting time in disconnected from reality obscure academic bullshit, be it philosophy, physics or math. Do not follow other people's hallucinations. Have your own. This. So much this. I've lived in a few hacker houses and worked at hacker spaces in the last year. The most impressive programmers I met had picked up just one set of skills (mostly web dev or mobile dev) and while being good at just one thing is less glamorous, these people were actually finishing projects. It was really incredible to watch them create and transform a project into real life in a very short amount of time. The most frustrating people I met were ones trying to learn everything--Machine Learning, IoT, VR/AR, mobile, web full stack--and getting nothing done on a daily basis. The math you need to learn is completely dependent on what programming you want to do. What will be most impressive is your ability to focus on one or two areas and not get distracted into trying to learn all of it, and not feel envy towards those who are experts in domains that you don't know.