I'm always overjoyed when something that I've been working on mastering/learning for some time finally settles in with that ephemeral click.

Today I finished up the Basics section of my JavaScript course, and I'm very proud to say that I flew through it with soaring colors. I wish I could go back to my past self when she was just settling in to trying to figure out what JavaScript was, tap her on the shoulder, and let her know that everything was going to come full circle and click one of these days.

The secret is in putting in the effort day after day after day, even (and especially) when things aren't making sense. It takes learning something (like rock-solid JS foundations) over and over again before the concepts will seem familiar and - dare I say - enjoyable.

Proudest moments of the day:

• Fully understanding the use of the this keyword in multiple exercises
• Writing a solid, functional tip-calculating program from objects and methods

This post was originally published on February 3, 2020 on my blog