How Many Hours a Day should you Spend learning Code?

For people new to learning to code, you should spend less time than someone who has been at it for 3 months. As you progress in your code courses, your ability to absorb programmatic knowledge will increase.

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Stef

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[pixelmartyr]

One reason I like your videos is because there is no branding intro. No music or motion graphics. You get right to the point. I really like that.

[conw_y]

It's refreshing to hear a take on this topic that is positive and takes into account psychology, rather than the typical fear-mongering and workaholism.

[cristiancoroian]

I came for the Ruby joke. I was not disappointed :) . Keep up the good work Stefan!

[wafike]

So true, I found it so hard to stick to 4 hours a day scheme, so I did only half an hour to one hour daily and that worked for me, baby steps

[davidprendergast]

I am 44 years old and I started 4 months ago full time 7 days a week 10 hours a day some times a lot more, my brain feels broken some days. Brick walls are very common and most days i wonder if Im going to make it. Stefan is so right!! I may have gone sideways on many occasions and probably trying to learn to many languages at once. Thanks for all your inspiration Stefan as your videos keep me from giving up, I just wish I watched some videos sooner rather than later lol.👍

[YM-ixuw]

"You leave wanting more." Pretty interesting that I need to do it to get in a habit of learning easily and not exhaust myself, Thanks for the knowledge!

[SavageScientist]

When I learned to code in 1998 I started reading C++ in 21 days, It took me 1 year to read the book

[Taylor-huno]

I do three hours of coding-related study/work over a 24hr period:

morning - 1 hour tutorial
afternoon - 1 hr of lab-work
evening - 1 hr of project/portfolio time

It seems to be working so far.

[odysseywow]

I'm someone who works in retail and I am learning to code because I want a career change and this video has helped a lot. I do leave my sessions wanting more and I love that. I think I have been doing about 1 hour to 1 and a half hour a day. I think that is my threshold for now. I like that you aren't hammering newbies to do 10+ hours a day. That would wreck my mind

[ejbautista]

Loved the gym analogy. Makes so much sense. Thanks Stef!

[BenRangel]

Just wanna say: jumping straight into a full time education also work for some. Worked for me. Don’t necessarily keep putting it off taking a full time class just because you think you must start light first.
(If you’re a procrastinator like me, you sometimes need to jump head first into things)

i jumped straight into a full time class.
I was overwhelmed at first but turned out I kinda like the style of learning.
Found it especially rewarding to have class mates rather than studying on my own.

[kvncnls]

0:00 - 0:30, I should've listened to this. When I first started, I tried learning everything as quickly as possible and burnt out. I would quit, start again with the same "learn everything" mindset and get burnt out again. I've learned from experience that programming takes time. You HAVE to take it slow.

[lonleyicecream]

NotRuby is my favorite language by far 😁

[pixelmartyr]

I love these kinds of topics because it reminds me that I'm only human. Some people would have me think there is something wrong with me and I'm way too slow. Coding proficiency takes time and persistence. I have to say, this summer I am finding that my progress has increased 10 fold compared to previous years.

[scheichajev]

I started reading the comments at beginning of the video. That ruby joke better be good.

Edit: Not disappointed.

[joshbutler]

I was the total opposite about learning. I crammed as much as humanly possible for three months straight, and I don't regret a moment. If I'm interested in the subject matter, then there's no limit to how much I want to learn about it. I've since slowed down, but that's because now it's easier to understand the details of what I'm doing and what I'm looking at, so I don't need to research all the terms like I did in the beginning. If I had gone slower, idk if I would have stayed as motivated about coding: I had to learn everything on my own, and since I had literally zero base knowledge about it, I had a lot of ground to cover. I do agree that learning is generally best done in chunks, but an exception emerges when you find an unexpected passion completely out of nowhere. Then it's easy.

[PerfectSense]

I like your practical advice about the amount of time required each day. You see people throw out ridiculous numbers, like 3+ hours a day, which for most people who have to earn a living is just impractical and very likely to get skipped after the first couple of days. Setting a steady, achievable goal each day is much more likely to become a habit than trying to become John Carmack in a fortnight.

[philadams]

In cycling and running training, this is known as the "Sweet Spot" - being able to do a workout every day, but still be challenged.

[CraigSouthwick]

I like your energy. It's mellow and down to earth. It's a contrast from the "make money fast" genre on the web. You also talk about body and mental flexibilty. You provide solid financial, mental, and physical advice. Thank you

[stonesthrow]

Thank you for the wise advise. Im learning HTML and CSS. I go 30 minutes..take a break..then another 30 and Im good. So far, its a good schedule.