The Actual Way of Learning: Through tutorial hell and Burn out

have you ever stumble upon a statement that is often used by the tech youtubers or enthusiasts, “ the Tutorial Hell”. and have you ever wonder that are you in that state? if you are supposedly new to the tech world, let me tell you, you are in that state right now. but there is nothing to worry about it. let me break it down for you.

you see many people use the word tutorial hell as a depressing state of activity where a learner like you is stuck in this endless loop of learning but not learning🤔. just following what the teacher is doing.. right? but what is the problem here and why many people are referring it as a state of hell?

I mean we have been doing the same thing like that since our school days right. where a teacher write and we copy.. so isnt that the same?. yes it is.. but now try to remember a simple concept from your class 8 math can you? no… no one can remember.. but why?.. is there a scientific reason behind it.. so hear me out, i am neither a expert or in any position to say this but from my experience I believe that the subconscious learning answers all this.. it is more about the repetition and the muscle memory.. dont you think so? like how we walk, make food, can you see a cycle in it.. now what’s the relation it with the tutorial hell and how can we learn from it?

here comes the interesting part, now lets watch a 1 hr long tutorial where we build a website.. do the same thing like the person next to the screen is doing.. in the end you can build the exact same thing like what he did.. now close the tutorial and open a fresh code editor.. and do the same thing .. .. stuck ?? haha that’s what I am trying to say.. the point is

1. are you dumb? no.. you did make the exact same website
2. but why cant I make the same thing now ?two word: muscle memory and repetition

you see here while we try to make the website we were not using our logic at all, and we were just copying what he is doing? right? even a parrot can repeat a word without understanding its meaning.. so dont be that parrot..

Now we know what the disease is but how can we cure it?

different people have different ways to do it.. but for me what I use to do is while watching the tutorial… break it into steps.. for an example.. in web dev we have many components like nav bar, main page and fetching datas.. break those into small and try to write a note on your book.. after each component is done.. stop the tutorial and create another file and try to implement the same logic that he use in another way.. because the beauty in programmig and web dev is that there is different alternative ways to achieve the same result.. whether you for loop or while loop or just the inbuild function.. the outcome stays the same.. so try to understand the different ways and pick one that suits you.. now with that you dont simply copy your mentor you try to make your own thing

…yes you will get errors you will feel fustrated and down, but thats every other developer stories intersection line. no senior developer have a striaght path when he/she first started they have been there and the most importantly they have learn from it.

so now its your turn to get back to track and make a another mistake, feel another breakdown and have another Burnout . Remember, it’s through the storms of adversity that you discover your resilience, and it’s amidst the challenges that the vibrant colors of your success start to shine. Embrace the journey, for within it, you’ll find not only the storms but also the empowering rainbows that lead you to greatness.