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"So starting today, I will start things afresh, I will work on my side projects and hopefully, while finding localy optimal solutions to small problems, I will
by paulhauggis 11y ago
"So starting today, I will start things afresh, I will work on my side projects and hopefully, while finding localy optimal solutions to small problems, I will eventually find a globally optimal solution to an important problem."
99% of any project is un-interesting, rote, work that just needs to get done. It's not all about changing the world with ground-breaking technology.
I'm on my 4th (and finally successful) business and I've tried to partner with many, many people over the years and the majority quit mid-project because they weren't willing to push through all of the boring work to get to the end goal.
You say one of the reasons you dropped out is because it's "boring". I graduated 15 years ago and although many things seemed boring at the time, I'm glad I learned them because they are fundamental to becoming a better developer.
If you want to succeed at business, you will need to be able to work on anything, even if it's boring.
- honest_joe 11y agoI partly agree with what you have said. Persistence is important, there will be always some boring stuff to learn and repetitive tasks to do. We all have to deal with it. What would be your advice to a person that skipped college due to financial crisis (had to support family). However i found a job in IT and still am employed and this is my 4th company. I am now kind of financially secured. I feel like going to college would just kill time i have already turned into $ and knowledge. Yet I'd like to get exposed to some areas and stuff taught there. DISC: I am european, 24.