When I started learning to code, I thought the hardest part would be understanding the syntax.

Turns out, the hardest part was not giving up.

It wasn’t JavaScript that confused me, it was the noise around it.

Everyone seemed to be learning something new, fancy and different.
One person swore by React.
Another said “you’re wasting time if you’re not mastering algorithms.”
All kinds of tutorials and advice on YouTube. Everybody on LinkedIn is an expert.

And I remember sitting there one night, laptop open, 12 tabs deep into tutorials, wondering — “Where do I even begin?”

That’s when I realized something that changed how I approached coding (and life in general):

The overwhelm doesn’t come from how much there is to learn, but from not knowing what matters right now.

The truth is: you don’t have to learn everything. You just need to learn the ** right thing** needed for your growth.

For me, that meant focusing on one small project at a time. building something.
Not a “tutorial follow-along,” but something that solved a personal problem.

Once I did that, coding became less about trying to keep up and more about creating with purpose.

And here’s the twist, that mindset applies to everything:
Learning, business, relationships. You can’t master the whole system at once. But you can take one intentional step today.

So if you’re feeling overwhelmed by all the tech buzzwords and endless tutorials, pause and ask yourself:

What’s the next right thing for me to build or learn?

Then, block out the noise — and do just that.