Learn Something New: Learn To Code

As human beings, it is in our nature to thrive when we feel like we are making progress. When we are seeking and discovering better versions of ourselves. This is why we feel good, after an achievement such as graduating from college, or receiving a raise at work.

At the centre of all the feel-good emotions is achievement. When we achieve something, suddenly all those hours of work put into the effort of the activity are now worth it. It therefore comes to reason that, the bigger the challenge, the greater the emotional high of achievement. One of the best ways to improve our self esteem is to start something new and seeing it through.

I would like to recommend that you take up a challenge, that I can guarantee will be fulfilling and rewarding, if you stick with it. I suggest that you pick up coding. Now, considering that there are far fewer people in the world who can code relative to those who cannot, chances are you think of coding as something not within your realm of possibilities. Even if you can code already, there is so much new ground to be covered to the extent that you cannot do it all in one lifetime. So learn some more!

You should not worry too much about how you are going to do it, and which Master or Guru must you find, to sit at their feet and receive divine wisdom of code mastery. The most important thing is to just start. In the blog post Lifelong Learning Online, I delve into how you can effectively use the Internet to drive your own personal learning. There are numerous resources out there for you to utilise.

If you are wondering what benefits there are to learning how to code, there are so many, some of which I outlined and discussed in the blog post titled, 5 Reasons You Could Benefit From Learning How To Code.