Hey guys, if this is the wrong place for this thread politely

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>>60936883
First of all, no matter how much someone describes to you the list of skills required to be a great painter, the only way to become one is to actually paint, not read books. You should limit yourself to a small amount of reading material, and if you want to get better, actually code. Don't just imagine yourself doing it while reading a bunch of inspirational bs.
Second. You want to become a great coder? Read up on ascetics. If you want to differentiate yourself from code monkeys you're gonna have to eliminate those low effort distractions. Code monkey + discipline = a somewhat capable coder.
> inb4 b-but I just want to be a casul coder and make websites and gaems and stuff

>>60936967
I'm doing a bit on my own but I'm the kind of person who learns really easily from books so I want to read one.

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>t. Still at the peak of mount stupid
More realistically, there's a dip back down to zero after mount stupid and it stays around there with some sporadic jumps for when you feel emotionally compelled to talk or if you are actually a teacher. Mostly it stays down because you get tired of repeating yourself and talking to people who aren't on the same level because it feels like talking to a wall.