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I tend to not have the patience to go through programming tutorials, 
because I think they're boring. I sometimes use them as reference to see 
or recall how something is done, but I don't step through them in order 
to learn a language.

Rather, I write programs to learn programming and languages. It's easier 
if you have some background in programming in some other language.

I merely pick personal projects that interest me and then try to develop 
them to finish. I seek resources that help me do what I need to.

I think it's easier to be motivated in actual projects that interest 
you, rather than programming assignments.

-Matti

Cai Gengyang kirjoitti 2016-05-03 14:20:
> So I have completed up to CodeAcademy's Python Unit 2 , now moving on
> to Unit3 : Conditionals and Control Flow.
> 
> But I feel my motivation wavering , at times I get stuck and
> frustrated when trying to learn a new programming language ?
> 
> This might not be a technical question per say, but it is a Python
> programming related one. How do you motivate a person (either yourself
> or your child) to become more interested in programming and stick with
> it ? Is determination in learning (especially in a tough field like
> software) partly genetic ?
> 
> Related , This is a very well written essay on determination by Paul
> Graham
> ----------------------------------------http://www.paulgraham.com/determination.html
> 
> Gengyang