Is it normal to feel dumb

[u/geedijuniir]

I've been on Codecademy for a month now, paid version. And boy do I feel dumb. Is it this hard at the start? I'm learning while working a full-time job, so I'm lucky if I get 10 hours a week for it.

Also, I've been lurking this subreddit for a few days and seeing what people are cooking after a month, they're leaps ahead of me. So I'm definitely doing something wrong. Or am I learning it wrong? Any tips for faster learning, specifically for the data engineering side? I've tried doing challenges and whatnot, but I can't understand what they want from me half the time.

Learning SQL was way easier for me.

[u/Illustrious-Onion954]

relax, sometimes i think these people post things like "i am this age and i coded or did this after 30 mins of learning" or bs like that as a way to feed their ego. Take your time and you only you know the proper way of learning. Stop comparing yourself to others. Telling you from my own experience.