I did take a gap year to improve myself and my technical skills. I rewrote my study plan at least 10 times. Other than the self-discipline needed to sit down

I did take a gap year to improve myself and my technical skills. I rewrote my study plan at least 10 times. Other than the self-discipline needed to sit down and study, it is hard to ignore the noise of contrasting opinions from Reddit, Hacker News and the rest of the Internet.