{"id":7908,"date":"2026-03-18T13:27:03","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T13:27:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ajayiadebayo.com\/?p=7908"},"modified":"2026-03-18T13:27:03","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T13:27:03","slug":"the-internet-has-done-a-great-job-marketing-tech-but-a-terrible-job-explaining-how-to-actually-learn-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ajayiadebayo.com\/blog\/2026\/03\/18\/the-internet-has-done-a-great-job-marketing-tech-but-a-terrible-job-explaining-how-to-actually-learn-it\/","title":{"rendered":"The internet has done a great job marketing tech but a terrible job explaining how to actually learn it."},"content":{"rendered":"
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Most people think learning tech looks like this:<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Watch tutorials \u2192 Practice a little \u2192 Start earning.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Clean. Simple. Predictable.\"\ud83e\udd17\"<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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But I am sorry, that\u2019s not the reality.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Here\u2019s what actually happens:<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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You watch a tutorial\u2026<\/div>\n
Then try it yourself\u2026<\/div>\n
Then nothing works.\"\ud83d\ude21\"<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\"\ud83d\udc51\"<\/span>Errors you don\u2019t understand.<\/div>\n
\"\ud83d\udc51\"<\/span>Concepts that don\u2019t click.<\/div>\n
\"\ud83d\udc51\"<\/span>Moments where you question if you\u2019re even cut out for this.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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And that\u2019s where many people quit.<\/div>\n
Because they think:<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\u201cIf it\u2019s this hard, maybe tech is not for me.\u201d<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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But here\u2019s the truth most people misunderstand:<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The struggle is not a sign you\u2019re failing.<\/div>\n
It\u2019s the exact process of learning tech.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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I\u2019m sorry no one talks about this part.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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They don’t because it\u2019s not attractive, but I believe it\u2019s necessary.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Tech is not learned by watching.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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It\u2019s learned by struggling, debugging, and figuring things out.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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So if you\u2019re currently in that confusing phase\u2026<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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You\u2019re not behind.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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You\u2019re actually on the right path.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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