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Python

Nichole "Nikki" Carnesi
Nichole "Nikki" Carnesi
7,103 Points
Posted by Nichole "Nikki" Carnesi
Nichole "Nikki" Carnesi
7,103 Points

Is it normal to sometimes feel completely lost?

Hey all, I'm fairly new to Treehouse and have been working on the Python track. I am loving the self paced learning, going as slow or as fast I want. And I enjoy the challenges because it allows me to practice immediately. I'm a hands on learner. But I find that some of the things I am learning are flying right over my head, which is bothersome as I don't typically have a hard comprehending new things. And then there are other things that I am picking up far faster then I expect.

Is this something others experience? Are you flying through some units and then beating your head against the keyboard in others? Like to know I'm not alone.

Thanks. Hope you're all well.

4 Answers

Kenneth Love
STAFF
Kenneth Love
Treehouse Guest Teacher
Kenneth Love
Kenneth Love
Treehouse Guest Teacher

Hi, I teach Python and I'm constantly lost.

Yeah, it's a funny answer but it's also true. I've been doing livestreams lately where I code something live in front of an Internet audience. For the last few weeks, we've been doing React, which I've never really touched before doing these streams. Cue two hours of me reading bits and pieces of documentation, trying some code, wondering why arrow functions don't work here but they worked there, and generally just being lost.

So, yeah, everyone feels lost. Learning a programming language won't make you feel not lost, either. Programming is 99% about learning the tools you need in order to find an answer to your current problem. Don't give up! Keep experimenting and asking questions! Keep reading documentation and blogs and such! You'll get there in the end.

Nichole "Nikki" Carnesi
Nichole "Nikki" Carnesi
7,103 Points
Nichole "Nikki" Carnesi
Nichole "Nikki" Carnesi
7,103 Points

Thank you to all of you for your responses. I have no intention on giving up!

Valmir Nascimento
Valmir Nascimento
3,004 Points
Valmir Nascimento
Valmir Nascimento
3,004 Points

just keep learning and growing.

Jason Anello
PLUS
Jason Anello
Courses Plus Student 94,610 Points
Jason Anello
Jason Anello
Courses Plus Student 94,610 Points

Yes, this is probably something that happens to most people. It certainly happens to me. You're flying along and feeling great and then, boom!, you hit a wall.

If you're stuck on some concept, you can always post a question about it and maybe getting some different explanations on it will help it sink in better. Re-watching the videos are helpful for some people. A completely new thing can be hard to take in the very first time you learn about it.

Chris Freeman
MOD
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,441 Points
Chris Freeman
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,441 Points

One difficulty in teaching new topics is where to begin. Many concepts are interrelated and it's hard to teach "everything" at once. Many questions get answered in later lessons, some get answered in a different module, and some won't be answered yet in course work due to being too advanced or not yet created by Kenneth Love .

So, if you find yourself stuck, ask a question in the community forum as Jason Anello mentioned, or make a note to revisit it after continuing on in the course. So much to learn!!! Keep at it, you'll get it!