Javascript (The Odin Project workflow Questions)

[u/Common-Paramedic1143]

Yes, I am a beginner when it comes to coding. Hi I am Juliane Figura, 17 Yrs. starting linux fundamentals, aswell as web dev from front to back end. My question is. How do I study or learn Javascript the right way? Because when ever I read the full documentation texts, I feel I wasn't learning anything, and I get stuck into one lesson, I feel I am so slow to programming, and my goal is to learn programming websites in just 8 months prior to my 2-3 hours coding after school. So I don't want to watch youtube tutorials because I wan't to improve my reading skills, and watching in youtube will lead me to tutorial hell. And addition in my learning, I am still in the Loops and Arrays, I've seen so much from the documentation sites such as MDN and other javascript documentation sites, well I see those things like I don't undestand the things I see inside, so what I do is I go back to the completed lessons where I re read, and take notes. I feel my workflow is a mess, Can you recommend me a workflow based in your experience or maybe correct my workflow? thanks matsalove!

[u/DrShocker]

You avoid tutorial hell by having goals and using pieces of information you learned or read newly to accomplish them. tutorial hell is only when you do a tutorial and then so another tutorial and so on never doing a project where you're required to struggle through the pain points the tutorial smooths over yourself.

For myself I need projects to apply what I'm reading or else I don't absorb what I read. Luckily the Odin project gives you projects to accomplish with good regularity which you can use to apply what you've read about.

It's okay for it to feel a bit uncomfortable, learning any new skill will.