This content originally appeared on DEV Community and was authored by Bright
So, here’s the thing…
I’ve been interested in a lot of things at the same time. STEM, academic research, AI/ML, web dev, cyber sec, indie hacking, web/mobile dev…
I’ve always loved those generalist-specialist hybrids like Tony Stark, or maybe, “Elon”(I think they call them T-shaped these days) but I always find myself not making progress. I can pick up a course in AI/ML and grind for a few days only to convince myself (and those damn sycophant chatbots don’t help the matter
) that courses are for losers and the best thing is to read papers and clone an ML repo, which ends up being totally incomprehensible to my young head. Foolish me and my puppet master(ChatGPT
) then decide that no-code is the best, and go on to master a bullshit stuff called n8n. And like that, I’ve always been the epitome of FOMO, always chasing over to the next thing that the YouTube recommendation engine (or the numerous other ML slave masters) decide for me.
I haven’t been able to build any projects and do anything meaningful because of the continual distractions. I decided that it has to change. No more chasing the latest ‘hype’ that comes to mind. No more listening to the latest ‘expert’ on X tell me that “This is the absolute hottest thing in the 21st century…”
Now, absolute focus rules. I’ve got little experience, so here on DEV, I’ll be documenting my journey to a million dollars. I’ve got little I’ll contribute to open source, build my projects, participate in hackathons and competitions… till I feel capable enough to go on my pilgrimage into the lands of the hackers. I won’t be buying hype, I’ll be building.
This content originally appeared on DEV Community and was authored by Bright