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Most devs got straight to tutorial hell and never come back.

When I started learning Web Development, I did like many aspiring developers do. I follow a tutorial to learn a tool, then another, then another and another without any purpose, mission or achievable goal. I learned a lot of things for the sake of learning-which isn’t a bad thing if the goal is to explore and try things unless you blindly follow tutorials and don’t practice anything.

Theorical knowledge will never lead you to anything good.

I used to jump between tutorials and resources without actually building anything-I had been doing this for years.

Rock bottom for me was when I realized that, despite consuming countless hours of content, I couldn’t build even a basic project from scratch. I was frustrated, overwhelmed, and lacking confidence-It was terrible.

How did I break this bad habit?

I decided to adopt a “learn by doing” approach and focus on small, manageable projects where I could immediately apply what I was learning.

Everything changed as soon as I committed to building something for every concept I learned.

And honestly, I saw almost immediate results.

I became more confident in my coding skills.
I built a portfolio of small projects that showcased my progress.
I started understanding how different pieces of web development fit together.
I gained the momentum to keep learning and improving.

So, if you find yourself jumping between tutorials without actually building anything, I encourage you to learn from my mistakes.

And start building small projects with every new concept you learn.

1 Bad Habit I Used To Have When I First Started Learning Web Dev — And How I Broke It

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