So, I\u2019m juggling a full-time job, full-time classes, and now\u2014an internship interview I didn\u2019t even apply for. A friend connected me, and now I\u2019m faced with the tough decision of cutting back on either work or school to take this opportunity. It\u2019s exciting, but honestly, it\u2019s overwhelming.
And here\u2019s the kicker\u2014> social media is messing with my head. A while ago, I saw all these posts saying that CS was \u201ccooked,\u201d AI was taking over (we know that\u2019s not true, but still), and that the job market in tech was in a bad spot. I started to doubt myself, thinking I was wasting my time, especially since even the \u201cbest\u201d people couldn\u2019t land an internship. But then this opportunity came up, and I realized how much that fear driven content was affecting me.
Want to be a mobile developer, but lowkey hate my phone addiction.
I want to be a mobile developer, but my phone is mostly filled with social media apps like Instagram and TikTok. Sure, I use my phone for things like GPS and music, and my bank account here and there, but how can I be a mobile dev when my phone\u2019s main use is scrolling through distractions?
So here\u2019s what I\u2019m doing to fix it:
Curating My Feed: I\u2019m unfollowing the negativity and following accounts that help me learn about tech and development.
Cutting the Scroll: Setting limits on social media to 1 hour daily (yes, that includes watching Youtube videos while I eat at lunch)
Using My Phone for Learning: Watching tutorials and reading articles about coding during free time, instead of just mindlessly scrolling.
Finding balance is tough, but I\u2019m learning to use my phone for personal growth instead of distraction. It\u2019s all about staying focused and not letting the noise of social media mess with my goals. Not anymore.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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