Today I had a conversation with a friend that made me think about my current position in software and technology.
During the conversation, I realised how much I still have to learn when I compare myself with engineering graduates from universities such as MIT and UCLA.
For some time, I believed I was qualified enough to work in software and technology.
Now I'm questioning that assumption.
Not because I think I can't get there, but because I can clearly see the gap between what I know and what I need to know.
And I have to be honest about something else.
I've tried starting this journey multiple times.
The plans that didn't work
My first attempt was a 180-day plan.
I didn't complete it.
The main reason wasn't the plan itself. It was my inconsistency.
Then I created another 108-day plan.
I spent almost two months procrastinating instead of following it.
Even after restarting, I lost another eight days.
Now there are roughly 100 days left until 2027.
I could create another detailed roadmap.
I could divide these 100 days into phases, assign tasks to every day, create trackers and make another perfect schedule.
But I've done that before.
So I'm not doing that this time.
The new approach
I'm starting with no big plan.
No complicated task list.
No expectation that I'll be productive every single day.
The only thing I want to maintain is simple:
«Be 1% better than yesterday.»
If I have the energy, I'll do more.
If I'm having a bad day, I'll reduce the workload.
If I feel unwell, I'll take it easier.
But I want to make sure that I still take at least one small step towards the goal.
It could be:
- Learning a concept
- Writing some code
- Building something
- Reading documentation
- Fixing a bug
- Revisiting something I previously didn't understand
- Completing a small section of a course
The size of the step doesn't matter as much as continuing to move.
Day 1
Today I enrolled in a couple of Cloud and ML courses to brush up on my fundamentals.
I also completed a few modules covering basic AWS services.
That's all I did today.
It's not something extraordinary.
But after repeatedly planning and restarting, actually doing something matters more to me right now than creating another perfect plan.
The next 100 days
I'm going to document this journey for the next 100 days.
I'll share what I learn, what I build, the things I struggle with, the mistakes I make, and the progress I see.
At the end of these 100 days, I want to be able to look back at Day 1 and clearly see the difference.
Not because I followed a perfect roadmap.
Not because I completed every task.
But because I kept moving.
Day 1/100.
See you tomorrow.