This post is to give you intrinsic motivation so read with open mind Hey Papafam 👋, We’ve all been there — following along with tutorials and thinking we’re really learning. But let’s be honest, it’s easy to fall into passive learning. Sure, you get some knowledge, but are you really mastering it? You only have the knowledge of what possible and the forest view of it, therefore forming weak mental representation of that skills Some people might say, “Just read the docs, and you’ll get it.” But that’s not always the best advice, especially when you’re just starting. Docs often skip over key details, assuming you already know certain things. This leaves gaps that could result in messy projects that aren’t quite production-ready. And most times docs are written for references that why most doc still have post that teaches you orderly Remember words of @Sonny Sangha in the episode 6 podcast with Luke here is the time stamp [47:01] - You need mentor who has done what you want to do and this will save you from error. This will help u grow faster So, how do we learn effectively? The Best Approach to Learning For me, the most productive way to learn is: 1️⃣ Stick to one detailed course and build an app from the ground up.Just like the Zero to full stack hero or 37-hour crash course: - You’ll learn the best practices. - You’ll gain a holistic understanding. - You’ll have the confidence to build solid apps in the future. 2️⃣ Practice actively as you go along. Don’t just watch videos like it’s Netflix, or Movie — actively engage with the content. This is the most effective method for becoming an independent Next.js developer. Another word of @Sonny Sangha during the Disney 2.0 Nextjs 14 code when a guy ask him how do you become so good he said build it yourself and teach someone_[1:55:57] Keep these two tips in mind, and they’ll help you make huge strides in your dev career! I am not ignorant that we succeed in the first part of his advice by building project but we failed to teach

Hey Papafam Community, If you're looking to take your productivity and skill mastery to the next level, I’ve got two must-reads for you. These books have profoundly shaped the way I approach work and learning, and I believe they’ll do the same for you: 1. So Good They Can't Ignore You by Cal Newport In this game-changing book, Cal Newport debunks the “follow your passion” myth and instead advocates for the power of developing rare and valuable skills. Newport’s insights will help you understand why becoming exceptional in your craft can lead to greater job satisfaction and success. 2. The Programmer’s Brain by Felienne Hermans This book is a treasure for developers at any level. Felienne Hermans delves deep into how our brains process and understand code, offering practical techniques to improve learning and problem-solving. It’s an essential read for anyone who wants to code more effectively and gain a deeper understanding of programming concepts. Both books provide actionable takeaways that will transform the way you develop your skills and approach your projects. Trust me, these reads are worth every minute! Happy reading and keep pushing boundaries! Remember Learn - Do - Teach Is one of the best approach to keep you coding skill leveling up and their is lot of science backing it up. Keep doing you Peace 👊

## Today's Accomplishments ### 1. 🌅 Morning Productivity 🍳 Healthy Breakfast: Muffins - [x] Morning Routine: Clean Office, Rhythm Ready for School, Emails, Make Bed - Trying old video cards in my machine so I can run back ups on a few things. - Slept in today felt super nice - Finish organizing Camera gear & old Electronics - Setup Docker on backup PC ### 2. ✅ To-Dos & Completed Tasks - [x] [Update To-Dos] - [x] [Clear Complete Task] - Daily To-Do Report: 2 Done ### 3. 📚 Learning - 🦸‍♂️ **Zero to Full Stack Hero**: JavaScript Essentials Mentor Call - 🔗 [How I Sign Clients For My AI Automation Agency (Revealing My Secret Method)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XomjbItJ-L0) - 🔗 [🔴 Let’s build an AI NOTION Clone with NEXT.JS 14! (Realtime Collab, Cloudflare, Clerk, Firebase)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shX6N1FOx-0&t=1187s&pp=ygUTbnRpb24gY2xvbmUgbmV4dCBqcw%3D%3D) - 🔗 [Resource](URL) ### 4. 💻 Coding Progress - 🧠 Warm-up Exercise: Convert a JavaScript role-playing game character system to TypeScript, implementing proper class hierarchy, access modifiers, and abstract classes. Create a system that manages different types of game characters (warriors, mages, rogues) with specific abilities and attributes. - 🦺 Project: Card Street: card databases, AI-Alchemy: add inital blogs - 📝 Code Snippet: ```javascript abstract class Character implements ICharacter { public readonly id: string; public name: string; public level: number; protected stats: CharacterStats; constructor(name: string) { // TODO: Initialize character properties this.id = Math.random().toString(36).substring(2, 9) this.name = name this.level = 1; this.stats = this.getInitialStats(); } protected abstract getInitialStats(): CharacterStats; public getStats(): CharacterStats { return { ...this.stats };

🚀 Short Summary of the Day A productive and insightful day! Started early, took in a marathon 6-hour livestream from Sonny, and made some pivotal decisions for my personal platform. Switched tools and began planning significant upgrades to my workflow and platform backend. 📋 Detailed Progress and Achievements Morning Productivity: • Woke up early, feeling much better after the migraine subsided overnight. • Took my dog for a morning walk—always a good way to kickstart the day! Sonny’s Livestream: • Spent 6 hours watching Sonny’s livestream—intense but packed with invaluable insights. • Learned about Convex and its capabilities, which are perfect for my platform’s needs: • Realtime data processing. • Cloud integration. • Web hook support. • Made the decision to adopt Convex as the backend for my platform to handle the heavy data flow with smooth realtime feedback. Tool Upgrades: Decided to switch from VS Code (with Tabnine) to Cursor for development: • Inspired by Sonny’s demonstration. • Hoping the AI-assisted capabilities of Cursor improve efficiency and development speed. • Starting a trial to evaluate its impact on my workflow. Weekend Plans: • Scheduled to integrate Sanity CMS into my platform. • Preparing to re-record the YouTube tutorial for higher quality and depth. • Diving back into desktop app development with plans to make significant progress. 💭 Final Thoughts Today was full of inspiration and progress, and I’m really excited to see how Convex and Cursor improve my workflow. With a busy weekend ahead, I’ll need to keep the momentum going. Big shoutout to @Sonny Sangha for the incredible livestream—pure gold for anyone building modern web apps!

## Today's Accomplishments ### 1. 🌅 Morning Productivity 🍳 Healthy Breakfast: Peanut Butter Toast - [x] Morning Routine: Clean Office, Rhythm Ready for School, Emails, Make Bed - Caught middle of Sonnys Live Stream this morning - Installed Vscode and a few extensions on my crappy office desktop from like 18 years ago. These things can hardly browse the web anymore. Its sad - Best Buy to look at prebuilt PCs ### 2. ✅ To-Dos & Completed Tasks - [x] [Update To-Dos] - [x] [Clear Complete Task] - Daily To-Do Report: 5 Done ### 3. 📚 Learning - Sonnys Live stream for Ticketing system build. - Most of the day was spent watching videos about hardware: comparisons, specs, reviews, ect for my PC build to replace the dead one. ### 4. 💻 Coding Progress - Did not code much today, but did work on coding challenges for the rest of the week and the final for days 99 & 100 - Docubot remove some dev elements that accidently pushed to prod ### 5. 🔄 Daily Reset - 🏋️‍♂️ Streches/Yoga - 🧘 420/Hangout with Wife ### 6. 🌤️ Afternoon Productivity - 🍱 Healthy Lunch: Turkey Sandwich - PC Parts Shopping - Bought an AMD Ryzen 7 8700g / 4070 Ti Super build - Started to break down dead PC and clean office for new build. - Should I do a video/live stream on the build? ### 7. 🤝 Community Support - Hanging out in the Live this morning ### 8. 📊 Progress Tracking - 🏫 [Day-92](https://www.skool.com/universityofcode/dev-100-day-92) - 📦 [GitHub Repo](https://github.com/Digitl-Alchemyst/dev100/blob/main/Done/Week-[Week]/Day-92/day92.md) - 📄 [Notion Page](https://www.notion.so/Dev100-Challenge-13ecf2b3a539805eb584e1febd599205) ## Reflections and Notes Stressfull day, productive day. Had to leave the live before it was over because running the video + 4 shopping tabs was to much for my back up PC (Its an OLD Dell Optiplex). I have been doing everything I have up to this point on a GTX 960 / AMD FX9590 .It served me well for around 10 years. Moving on to a fresh build with a 4070 Ti Super and AMD Ryzen 7 8700g with a 16 TOPS NPU(AI Chip) This should be fun running local LLMs and other models with ease. Excited. I will be coding from this piece of junk dell for a few days. Its going to be frustrating to say the least.