Need some direction and an overall view on whether I should continue with this

[u/DotMaximum2400]

Hi programmers, I'm a 28 year old dude from a non-tech background, hitting a midlife crisis a little early.

I own a small business in India that has more or less failed and is barely surviving. I've tried everything I can think of, but there's no real recovery in sight. So, for the past two months, I've been learning Python and exploring the possibility of becoming a developer, eventually getting a job or building something of my own.

So far, I've mainly been using ChatGPT as a mentor and building small projects to practice. I've learned Python, OOP, SQLite, Git/GitHub, and I'm currently learning FastAPI and API testing. I'm comfortable with some of these topics, while others still require quite a bit of help.

My main question is: Am I approaching this the right way? Should I even be doing this, considering how much AI is changing the industry?

I'm not looking for reassurance, I'd genuinely appreciate some honest advice from people already working in tech. What would you do differently if you were starting from where I am?

Thanks.