I’m Finally Getting It!

Tears of Joy

Yay! After a very long struggle I think it’s safe to say I’m finally “getting it”.

The blog has been pretty quiet lately, and that’s not because I’ve been slackin’ off, it’s actually because I’ve been working really hard!

In the last couple weeks I’ve been working at this iPhone stuff as if it were a second full-time job. The week of the 16th I estimated 30+ hours and this week was around 15. I had to slow it down a bit to prevent burnout.

All in all, it’s been FUN. I don’t mind working late into the evening as long as I’m making progress and having fun. I’ve really been trying to be patient and set reasonable goals. I stopped trying to build my first app, and went back to the basics.  I’ve just been doing the same, fundamental things over and over again. Each time I encounter a familiar concept it makes a little more sense than the last time, and that builds my confidence.

I find myself thinking out loud while I work, talking to myself as If I’m the teacher and the student.  My wife hears me in the other room going “whoooh!” as I clap my hands because I finally understand how to use some random method.

I’ve also had to take the pressure off myself to really enjoy it more. I’ve made some pretty large investments into this education, via books, videos, and most of all the iPhone studio, so of course I want it all to “pay off”.  But worrying about that stuff just stresses me out. At the end of the day, none of that matters as long as I’m having fun and proving something to myself…I CAN DO THIS.