The problem is that I oscillate my focus through all these areas. You can't exactly call it focus :) It is hard to develop further in one area or another.
Do you have any advice for me? Thanks!
The problem is that I oscillate my focus through all these areas. You can't exactly call it focus :) It is hard to develop further in one area or another.
Do you have any advice for me? Thanks!
Ship something. Either commit to someone that matters that you will finish something useful to them (e.g. a client, a partner, a spouse, etc.), or commit to releasing something to the general public (e.g. an open source project), or commit to showing off something you built at a democamp or conference.
Like you, I am interested in many different areas. I also tend to start a lot of projects that I never finish. However, because I am a web developer by trade, I also have a lot of projects that I must finish, and many times it is the last, difficult, 20% of a project where I gain the most understanding and knowledge.
To truly grow you have to commit to do something hard and then you have to follow through on it. There is no substitute for that. The great thing about being interested in computers and programming (because of this forum I assume you are) is that it is very easy to combine multiple interests into single projects. If you are interested in biology and robotics, for example, it will not be difficult to conceive of a programming project that includes both.
Good luck. I look forward to hearing about your launch.
Here are some of the resources I frequent to help mold my thinking and personal refinement. Maybe something below will help.
http://the99percent.com/tips/browse/3/Action-Method