I sorta did something like this. A friend of mine[1] pushed and pushed and pushed me to learn Python, and at one point even paid me a small amount to make two

I sorta did something like this. A friend of mine[1] pushed and pushed and pushed me to learn Python, and at one point even paid me a small amount to make two plugins for Anki(a flashcard dekstop app), which was really difficult, but are still on my Github today[2]. That was enough of a push that then, I pushed as hard as I could into Django, got my first gig, and a year later switched to Ruby/Rails, and have been growing ever since. I highly recommend this course of action. It absolutely changed my life, and brought me from barely being able to scrounge out a minimum wage job after crossing the country, to making more money than my Father and being able to live effectively wherever I want, and in just 5 years. It's been incredible, and it's all thanks to his kindness toward me. 1. https://twitter.com/kfdm https://twitter.com/kfdm 2a. https://github.com/bravely/Anki-Reset-Leech https://github.com/bravely/Anki-Reset-Leech 2b. https://github.com/bravely/Anki-Priority-Switcher https://github.com/bravely/Anki-Priority-Switcher