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When I was 24 I would spend almost the entire weekend in the local bookstore or library, as far from any distractions as possible, and work through programming
by SkyMarshal 3y ago
When I was 24 I would spend almost the entire weekend in the local bookstore or library, as far from any distractions as possible, and work through programming and CS books (and a few others) on my reading list. I would also sometimes stay after work and do the problem sets on my work computer.
The only other alternative is to go back to graduate school and be a full-time student again.
- fsloth 3y agoAt 24 I mostly played video games and avoided studying for my MSc (which I passed a few years later despite my best efforts to flunk it). Then I found what I really like, dropped out from a PhD program, and am now two decades later pretty good at it. Everyone has their own path. If it’s aligned with existing formal education and literature, that’s awesome. But there are other paths as well.