I'm just a few years past you (18) and I can tell you the most significant periods of growth I've had were when I jumped in WAY over my head. I did design, got

I'm just a few years past you (18) and I can tell you the most significant periods of growth I've had were when I jumped in WAY over my head. I did design, got offered a front-end dev job, and learned HTML/CSS within 1 week after failing for 2 years. Then I did HTML/CSS, went to a hackathon and had to dive into Rails to finish on time, and I didn't "learn Rails" but I learned a TON (and won 2nd place!) Took up a job doing more traditional ColdFusion and XSLT sites - learned a ton in 3 days. I was also forced into learning SASS/SCSS - learned a ton within like 2 weeks. Keep going. Get in over your head. Take on the projects that you're not sure you can finish, understand it's okay to walk away from them (jobs, too), but try your hardest not to. Also, take CS101 at your local college ASAP. It'll get you off your feet wicked quick.