Influences

This aligns with what I know to be true. You probably won't get it right on the first try. You probably don't know what right looks like. But keep at it and it'll become apparent in the fullness of time

“it’ll take [x] years to do it” “[x] years will pass anyways”

this one too

This talks about value capture by focusing on the most critical point of leverage

this book for sure. it starts so simple. too simple. if-else + loops → … → every conceivable form of software

listening to this, and then a podcast about the telephone made me comfortable that i could learn any and everything about how the internet worked.

this was a big one. took a few months for it to really click. but when it did, i realized i could no longer not learn how to code (unless all of this was wrong. it is right).