36 Lessons From 36 Months Outside a Coding Job

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Key takeaways:

  1. Knowledge sharing is valuable
  2. Explore different goals beyond career advancement
  3. Embrace learning all aspects of software development
  4. Share your perspective instead of giving unqualified advice
  5. Develop additional skills to succeed outside a traditional job
  6. Align daily actions with your goals for endless motivation
  7. Expand your knowledge beyond your field of expertise
  8. Creating impressive web pages requires basic skills and design principles
  9. Replicate good aspects of having a job for motivation and support
  10. Take responsibility and actively pursue success
  11. Learn from successful individuals to find a path forward
  12. Create content about topics you're genuinely passionate about
  13. Engage with customers and market your products effectively
  14. Move on to new projects and products to improve and grow
  15. Question societal norms and seek alternative paths to income
  16. Prioritize functional code over perfection to achieve results

Valuable Knowledge Sharing #

Alternative Goals Beyond Career Advancement #

Embracing Learning in Software Development #

Sharing Perspectives Instead of Advice #

Developing Additional Skills for Success #

Aligning Daily Actions with Goals #

Expanding Knowledge Beyond Your Field #

Creating Impressive Web Pages #

Recreating the Good Parts of Having a Job #

Taking Responsibility for Success #

Learning from Successful Individuals #

Creating Content About Passions #

Engaging with Customers and Marketing Effectively #

Moving On to New Projects #

Questioning Societal Norms #

Prioritizing Functional Code Over Perfection #

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