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Discussion on: #CNC2021 "Code More" Mission 1 Submission Thread

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Angela
  1. I want to code more because: I enjoy coding, I like learning new skills and practicing them, it's like trying to put a puzzle together and being excited when all the pieces fit. I want to give myself time to do the things I enjoy including coding.

  2. I know I’ll have reached my β€œcode more” goal when: I have a consistent coding practice that includes creating practicing skills with small projects or challenges that require me to utilize my own skills and not just follow along with someone else’s code.

3.My top three assumptions for reaching my goal are:
*That I learn the skills well enough to implement them on my own rather than just enough to understand and copy/paste.
*That I will have the time to code a little everyday without feeling overwhelmed.
*That I can find the resources to help me learn skills in the way I want to with out giving too much support or not enough.

  1. Of these assumptions, my riskiest is: That I learn the skills well enough to implement them on my own rather than just enough to understand and copy/paste.

5.When I think about my riskiest assumption, three possible root causes are:
*Over the years through school I got really good at regurgitating information back without actually absorbing any of it. And using templates and SOPS to create things without actually absorbing the why behind each step.
*I have a really bad working memory
*I get impatient and want to move along rather than put in the work

  1. Ways I might address these root causes are:
    *Go slow and give myself plenty of chances to practice. Commit to learning one thing, one piece before moving on to the next bit.
    *Write things down. Even if the notes are sloppy, or unorganized. The notes don’t have to be perfect, they just have to be functional.

  2. Of these, the biggest cause that’s worth tackling first is learning to slow down and actually learn the pieces rather than faking my way through regurgitating code and information