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Romansky123 - I'll tell you what my grandfather told me - "You have the ability to learn more skills than other people. Learn as many skills as you can - they're worth more than money." So, I have and I will continue to because he was right, and possibly a polymath himself.

A very useful skill is being able to take someone else's half baked idea and actually make it work. As well as having the knowledge to instantly tell which half baked ideas are worth working on.

this year i got into coding because I want to learn to make websites and cool interactive stuff. I also thought it would help me get a good job. At the same time i feel that I don't want to pick up too many skills and would prefer being a master at one or two (music and art). I used to study languages (Arabic, Farsi and Japanese - to varying levels) for fun but gave up because they are time consuming and i'm not that good as to make a living out of them. plus, if i'm gonna have limited time for a hobby i want to focus on my main hobby.

Money is the real problem. If I was financially stable i would focus on my hobbies and develop in many areas as I don't have to prioritise one skill over the other. i'd love to live off my art because it's something i do anyway and it would give me more time to create better things. I also want to get into animation.


in due time... maybe....

Yes - too true. This is mostly what I do. As a freelance writer and artist I am often taking the idea from someone's head, which may or may not be completely conceived of and understood by that person, and creating an actual image, article or book from that "half-baked" idea. It can be frustrating. I have 2 kids, am a single dad and have to do t his for the money when I know that I should be writing my own books, doing my own art and building prototypes of the machines that I create in my mind. So, it's a very useful skill right now and the experiences are always fruitful but, in the end, I'd love to be working on my own half-baked ideas!

If you can code - that's great! Especially React Native and Swift. HTML5 and CSS are still in demand but the other two are, most probably, the future. Then, since you're also artistic, you could get into UX/UI design. Having the ability to do both is in high demand in silicon valley. As a UX/UI designer who understands code you'd be able to creatively design the look of apps and websites while also being able to weigh in on the functionality. The current predictions are that by the time you're in your 40's many jobs will require some kind of skill and understanding of AI, so you might want to delve into that once you have a good base for coding and/or UX/UI design. Good luck and keep learning!