> Every time I try to learn programming, it feels painfully slow compared to other things I've picked up. It's probably slow because you're not having fun with

> Every time I try to learn programming, it feels painfully slow compared to other things I've picked up. It's probably slow because you're not having fun with it. You're probably not having fun with it because you're not solving a compelling goal. Ask yourself whether you're learning "just to learn it" or are you trying to solve a problem and this particular language/api/compiler/implementation will help you achieve that goal. I might be presumptuous here (and I apologize if I'm wrong) but the times I've found myself stuck "learning" have been when I was just going through the lessons for the heck of it, without a real goal in mind, without something to accomplish. Also, have a look at this: http://railstips.org/blog/archives/2010/01/12/i-have-no-talent/ http://railstips.org/blog/archives/2010/01/12/i-have-no-tale... I found it inspirational.