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I came here to contribute this, but with my own experience...

You don't have to start with 25 minutes. If 25 minutes is too long, start with something managable and work up to the 25 mins. I also use this app...

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=cc.forestapp

to maintain a log of my progress and also build something to reinforce the pomodoro habit.

Meditating for brief stints and always having healthy snacks (baby carrots are great) on hand help break down the monotony.

But more that anything, understand that you can do this. I barely graduated college but now with the pomodoro method and the other things I mentioned I'm earning As in calculus and statistics. What you're trying to accomplish is within your grasp with patience and a bit of perseverance. Don't give up.

Checkout this:

https://www.freecodecamp.org/learn

Probably a good place to start. software engineering is huge field, mobile data, backend, gaming, frontend, the list goes on. HTML is not programming. Very least you need a language like Python or JavaScript.

Since your background is in writing another path can be becoming a technical writer. See example: https://www.indeed.com/m/viewjob?jk=5a6f9525102c35c7&from=serp&prevUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.indeed.com%2Fm%2Fjobs%3Fq%3DTechnical%2BWriter%26l%3DNew%2BYork%252C%2BNY

Probably technical writing is probably your best bet. Big Companies do hire boot camp graduates as well but process is competitive. You need to be good at data structures and algorithms and solve leet code style questions.

Start with looking at the freecodecamp, see if you actually like coding.

I wrote my perspective about this contradiction.. hope it will help you!

'The Tragic Fight of unicorns and hippos: the contradiction of following your dreams or obeying the rules of reality, from the perspective of a giraffe'

https://www.notion.so/The-Tragic-Fight-of-unicorns-and-hippos-the-contradiction-of-following-your-dreams-or-obeying-the-r-b6b987e0ebac48449f1bc829bbceb659

If you've already resigned, you should take the new job for reasons. Basically they know you want to leave and chances are good they are just keeping you around until they can find a replacement.

I am fan of Kanban and Kanban boards. However, it really depends on your workflow. See this site for a quick write up: https://kanbantool.com/free-kanban-board

However, you do not have to use their tool. Many companies offer Kanban tools. See here for a list of idea: https://www.ntaskmanager.com/blog/best-kanban-tools/

Here's a shortcut: there are about 2,000 work hours in a year. $14/hr = about $28,000/year.

I saw in your other comment you lived around Wista, so here's the HVAC jobs where you are:

http://www.indeed.com/jobs?q=hvac&l=worcester%2C+ma

They don't all give a wage, but the second one there, which it seems like you'd be qualified for, says "$14/hr - $19/hr". In other words, $28,000 - $38,000 per year. That's a decent place to start your career. You can expect your wages to go up a lot in your first ten years, and then a little bit after that.

As far as paying for the schooling, paying off $10,000 when you make $38,000 takes a while. Paying off $28,000 when you make $28,000 will take forever.

I don't get your last question. Put yourself through college? Why exactly are you trying to go to college? HVAC is a decent, respectable career, that can give a nice life if and only if you stick with it for a while. What would you go to college for? If it's to "get educated" in some kind of highbrow, renaissance sense (and I'm not insulting that goal, I mean, my bachelors was a major in philosophy and a minor in classical greek, but if that's what you're doing you want to be clear that that's what you're doing), then the answer is probably yes as long as you don't start a family. Getting a wife an kids will pretty much take away the time, energy, and money that it would take to work and go to school at the same time. If you're single, though, you could probably swing it.

If, on the other hand, you're trying to go to college to get some even better job... then why screw around in the meantime? Just go do that now.

What's the long-term goal here? If it's just living happily ever after, HVAC can give you that, and $10,000 is probably a reasonable price for it.

Hey gypsy,

If you are looking to get into application development, there are some factors to think about. There is much debate about whether to learn a language like Python first vs. learning a language like Java. Java is much more verbose and formal as far as syntax, structure, etc. Python is more human-readable. Some argue that going from Python to Java (or C++, C#) is worse than the other way around. Also, you may want to think about what kind of apps or programming you want to get into. For instance, if you want to get into Android development, you would definitely want to learn Java. I personally recommend Python. It is a great starter language, very powerful, and has a ton of uses (app development, scripting, web scraping, game design, data science, data analytics, big data, etc.). If you want to give it a try, I highly recommend Udacity's Computer Science course (and it's free) - https://www.udacity.com/course/intro-to-computer-science--cs101

Hope this helps!

Here are two sources from remote companies that embrace async that might help with your understanding:
What is asynchronous communication?
Embracing asynchronous communication

Hey there! Great to hear you're super motivated in your teens to start working and do something of interest to you. I can tell you bluntly that you're already off to a great start.

I think as a whole, however, is you're looking at your situation in the wrong way. You shouldn't be looking at it as "would someone hire me," but rather WHY would someone hire you?

Apart from regulations about minors working (if you're under 18), it's important to ask yourself that because you need to identify what you would be able to bring to the table.

If you are under 18, there are likely a lot of companies/projects that would be unable to hire you just due to age (because of child labor laws specifically) - but like you had mentioned about freelancing, it is an option.

If you're very set on working for a company, I would reach out to a bunch of different companies in your area that peak your interest - email human resources/recruiters. Call up the office. Once on the phone and in contact with someone, let them know a little bit more about your background, why you're interested in the company, and see if you can come up with an internship! You might even get the benefit of being a paid intern! Only time will tell. However, if specifically looking to work at a company, that's likely the best way to start doing so when you're young.

Don't kick the bucket on the freelance work though. Put your expertise on Fiverr.com and see if you can gain some clients that way. It never hurts to try!

Can you do some mindful journaling to explore why the de-motivation occurred? There has to be a reason. Are you neglecting any other aspect of your health - diet, exercise, mental health - in pursuit of this job and the master's? This might be burnout or depression.

I would look into becoming a medical coder or accounting. Those two careers allows you to do things in solo. Also look at udemy.com for online training. They have sales and you can take a course for $10. Good luck!

• Be honest with your potential boss and yourself.

• Check your Impostor Syndrome.

• Give it a shot. JS is a C-like language as is PHP, so the syntax should look somewhat familiar. And SQL has a dead simple syntax, it's just the queries that can get complicated.

Check out codewars for some good practice on C# (or really any other language that you're trying to work with).

Check out SQL Zoo for some practice using SQL syntax and running queries.

1) Don't worry so much about doing something "fucking meaningful." It is very important not to compare yourself to others. This is difficult in the internet era. Focus instead on building your career capital and turning it into a meaningful career. I'd recommend reading Cal Newport's book "So Good They Can't Ignore You." 2) I'm glad to hear your health is better. Keep prioritizing your health. 3) Don't burn bridges. 4) Financial mistakes happen. You're young enough to recover, but keep educating yourself on personal finance. r/personal finance is a great resource for that. 5) Learn as much as you can in your current role and define yourself in other ways than your career. For a majority of individuals work is a means to an end. This doesn't always have to be the case, but patience is key when you're young. Hang in there, never stop learning, and eventually opportunities will present themselves. As for advice on school, work, and location, keep supporting yourself while looking for opportunities.

Yeah see that’s why it makes me a bit uncomfortable! I guess, there is nothing inherently wrong with being fascinated by true crime and researching it independently. But upon reflection, making a living through a YouTube channel discussing it (mind you, she doesn’t even do her own research!!) and adding clickbait-y titles, graphic photos and sensationalised content just personally doesn’t sit well with me I think?I know some people might disagree, hence the downvotes. I guess I was thinking, if my mum was violently murdered or whatever, I wouldn’t want her story to be told by someone else who didn’t know her alongside a sponsorship for NordVPN lol. I understand a lot of people here and saying go with the money etc, but this is my first ever job after my postgraduate and I really need the foundation and experience to start my career. I am only supporting myself and I can still afford three bills with it. I think you might realise I’ve already made my mind up with this comment!!

For the reasons you just described, I think it's important to definitely have a "point of contact" [not yourself] for your company, the person that handles scheduling and billing and irate customers [perhaps a good marital partner might fulfill one or both or all of these roles].

At the end of the day, if you end up doing individual contracts with random clients, daily, you will get burnt out from "trying to wear too many hats." If you want to run your own trade company, or really any company, I always recommend getting at least a decade of experience (ideally in a junior role) and reading this book. tl;dr: if you the perfect technician, you are only a third of the way to running a successful business.

Hmm yes I don't have a dog. I can see how that adds a bit to the complexity. Depending on your city, there may be dog friendly coworkers centers- provides another location but costs $. May be an option for you at some point. I did that for years, paid like $200-$300 month to have access to coworkers centers. Not sure your commute though. Even working from the car some. I have a tesla and it's the perfect mobile work station. I park by the ocean or w.e and do work while I listen to music w/no distractions.

Btw I would recommend listening to a ton of audiobooks and pick and choose what works from each of them. Do this when you're younger and you reap the benefits for decades.

Greg McKeown. Here is the linkEssentialism. Really changed my perspective in a lot of ways about how I use my time. Very good. He followed this up with Effortless which is equally good.

I get that.

Most decent paying jobs nowadays with a salary that keeps up with inflation require some sort of specialized skill/degree and tend not to have chronic stress. Which is what I think you are trying to ignore.

I’m not a career counselor, but I am reading this book right now, and it is helping me out.

She has a chapter where she talks about career goals and she advises parents to ask their kids - “what kind of person do you want to grow up to be” and go from there.

Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance https://www.amazon.com/dp/1501111116/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_5T9P1Z355HQ03901S5X8

A bit beyond, but Receiving Love. https://www.amazon.ca/Receiving-Love-Transform-Relationship-Yourself/dp/0743483707

It’s actually a marriage book but it clearly explains how and why people get triggered and seem bat shit crazy. Very helpful as a manager

The Score Takes Care of Itself: My Philosophy of Leadership https://www.amazon.com/dp/1591843472/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_i_765PT4JEWNFRJSR0V33S

Bill Walsh's book, "The Score Takes Care of Itself". Best one I've read.

i mean my plan was to apply to medical school but i never did. i would say most people i graduated with did medicine or law. i think you may have to go to more school. https://www.amazon.com/Psychology-Major-Options-Strategies-Success/dp/0205829651/ref=sr_1_1?crid=5Y4SX1FJ7XLY&keywords=careers+for+psychology+majors&qid=1649812888&sprefix=careers+for+psychology+majors%2Caps%2C87&sr=8-1 could try this book. i mean i think you can be a mental health technician with less education but i'm not sure it will give you a living wage.

Here's a good article: http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/news/2015/04/is-whole-life-insurance-right-for-you/index.htm

Whole Life Insurance isn't for everybody, but it's right for some people - younger people who are high earners with low tolerance for investment risk - should consider it (at least according to that article).

Why not find some of those people and learn to sell? It's not a bad skill to develop.

Edit: And get rid of that car!

First of all, kudos for pushing for your goals. I'm happy to chat it through with you, no cost, as I've seen this from a few other of our members. Feel free to find a time here for us to chat: https://calendly.com/dangusz/15\_minutes?month=2021-10

This isn't easy, but there definitely can be a path forward. I'm happy to chat with you, no cost, to talk it through - I've seen this with some of our other members. Let me know how I can be helpful. https://calendly.com/dangusz/15\_minutes?month=2021-10

I'm sorry to hear this - this isn't an easy situation. I've seen a few of our members go through something similar and would be happy to chat with you about it (https://calendly.com/dangusz/15_minutes?month=2021-10). No cost, find a time and I'm happy to chat if I can be helpful based on what I've hear from others.

WFH unproductivity is real. If we look to behavior science, I really like BJ Fogg. He has a formula that any Behavior = Motivation x Ability x Prompt. When working from home, Motivation and Prompt in particular are weaker than in the office, in my experience. When in the office, you may be more motivated to do something because you see your boss or other colleagues around. And the same for Prompt. When WFH, it's much more up to you, which can be more challenging. I'm happy to chat more about this with you (I have spoken about this with countless folks already) - feel free to find a time here: https://calendly.com/dangusz/15\_minutes?month=2021-10

Hi! Given what you're writing, I'd recommend pursuing career exploration, which is is a process that is distinct from and a precursor to the job search, including a series of steps of practical learning and self-reflection in order to compare, contrast, and clarify which career path you are confident in pursuing. THAT is the process whereby you can confidently narrow in on which role, industry and environment is the best fit for you.
In fact, we've helped several professionals to figure out, clarify, and pursue their ideal career direction. While pivots might seem big and scary, they're often more feasible than you think, but you at least deserve to identify which path would be the best fit for you first, and then determine what your strategy, approach or next steps would be.
BTW, I'm Rachel, a Career Exploration Coach and I'm happy to chat further if you'd like!

It's a tricky thing to change careers but I did it 3 times. Its all about having skills that will transfer and be useful for the new job. This company helped me with interviewing. There is a skill to interviewing and resumes. Check them out https://calendly.com/nine2fiveprep

That's great feedback! It's logical and is something concrete you can work on.

Check out this book I found helpful a while back. Especially the part about warmth.

Pick an entry level IT cert, like the comptia A+ maybe, but there are a lot.

Get books from libgen.rs

Edit, also install linux on an old computer you're not using, and do a project like a pihole adblocker on it. Gets you using the command line like real IT. Using that website also check out the CCNA 200-301 certification as it will literally get you a job but is very hard (doesn't hurt to read the first few chapters). Again, there are many certs out there.

Okay u/write_your_own_story how can you put what you said to the test? I will give you the means and platform to do so. r/jobs with r/jobfair being able to carry 3000-6000 is a must, the 2000-2900 word count range may triple chances at publication key thing wil be leave the brevity at the door. Thumb around Paradise News | Florida or look up a few publications on Blurb to give a few ideas.

try something like: https://www.circuitlab.com/

you may be able to get really old versions (like 20 year old) for free and good enough to start with...

Here you can simulate many electronic parts and circuits ...

There are many such software, and i think one of the most powerful is matlab...

Improve your skillset:

First place to go: lynda.com and hover over "Library" in the top navigation bar. Then hover over something that interests you. The great thing about this is that it shows all the various skillsets that are out there. It gives a person a great sense of what marketable skills are out there.

Check out what is offered here:

Lynda.com

TeamTreehouse.com

Coursera.com

Udemy.com

Lists of MOOCs:

https://www.class-central.com/providers

https://www.mooc-list.com/

Businesses will have initiatives that fall out side of their normal day to day operations. They may be setting up a new IT system for example or they may be doing a business process reorganisation. Businesses tend to leave the planning and execution to a project manager but leave the ownership with key stakeholders in the organisation(usually a senior manager with budget to pay for it).

Project managers work with this owner and other stakeholders to understand what is important and to ultimately ensure the project comes in on time and on budget and that everything is lined up to meet what was agreed with the project stakeholders or owners. They plan out the time line of events of what needs to happen and when for the project to hit the agreed date time.

You can read more about it here: https://www.wrike.com/blog/foolproof-project-plan/

Key to all of it is stakeholder management and communications. You need to be a strong people person because ultimately you don't do any of the doing usually. You make sure others do what they need to do. You can't be afraid of telling people if they're fucking up because your ultimately responsible for the project hitting date and budget.

r/theworsttypo if I was to provide a free word processor [yes linked is one] and an email address , then encourage a word count of 3000-5800 range addressing the issue not as an open letter but a written submission as an .odt or .rft my cousin and a classmate are giving jobseekers a concentrated vehicle to voice what is going on in Covid-19. You have those who stress r/resume when those had toyed with long form journalism [I am inviting those here to come into the fold.]

You’ve made a good first step, which is to know when you’re most productive. Save that time for the most difficult tasks. Use the rest of the day to organise yourself for the next day and do all the other crappy jobs.

Also read “How To Be A Productivity Njnja” - https://www.amazon.com/How-Productivity-Ninja-Worry-Achieve/dp/1848316836

It totally transformed my work life - might help you too.

I am the head of a team of about 10 and I had "The Mission, The Men, and Me" recommended by a peer. There are a lot of military lessons that can be taken laterally and applied across the spectrum to business and leadership.

https://www.amazon.com/Mission-Men-Me-Lessons-Commander/dp/0425236579

How about considering a hybrid career! You can work part-time in corporate for the stability of a paycheck to pay your base bills. AND work freelance to pay for the non-essentials in your life. Make a list if your life expensive ... the essential costs and the non-essential costs. Then find a corporate job in your area of interest OR a ‘pay the bills’ type job that isn’t taxing and leaves you energy & enthusiasm for a freelance career. Many people do this before going full time into their own business.

A hood book you might enjoy is by Elizabeth Gilbert and has over 5,000 reviews (!) which would be just a portion of those who bought the book!

Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear https://www.amazon.ca/dp/1594634726/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_DAjUFb4W0TYV2

To be honest, get over it.

Shit happens and lots of people are stressed out especially with Covid.

What are you going to do? Quit? Sulk?

Take your week, relax, and go back to work. The world doesn’t owe you anything. You are responsible for your own happiness. There’s a really good book you could consider reading during your week off. It’s been a lifesaver to many people.

What Happy People Know: How the New Science of Happiness Can Change Your Life for the Better https://www.amazon.ca/dp/0312321597/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_7jjUFb1MQ6C64

I wrote a book ‘Wrongful Dismissal from Wounded to Thriving’ that’s also available on Kindle.

Know your rights in your region and the law. This NOT ABOUT HIM. It’s now ABOUT YOU, your mental & emotional well-being and financial stability while you recover and then move forward. You have yourself and family to consider. You don’t have to be mad or angry at him while also taking care of yourself.

Wrongful Dismissal From Wounded to Thriving https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B08KH2L9ZK/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_pSiUFb091T327

Hope this is helpful to you.

2009 B.S. in Psychology here. I was the same way. I loved learning about Psychology, but never wanted to go into it as a profession.

I wouldn't worry so much about finding something directly related to Psychology. I haven't had a job yet that required a degree in Psych and I probably never will. The most important thing is that you graduate and make connections.

Every step I've taken in my career has been made through connections. Your network is more important than your degree.

Also, a friend of mine recently led me to So Good They Can't Ignore You. It describes a method of finding the right career in a way that makes sense, I think.

Good luck, fellow Psych major!

2009 B.S. in Psychology here. I was the same way. I loved learning about Psychology, but never wanted to go into it as a profession.

I wouldn't worry so much about finding something directly related to Psychology. I haven't had a job yet that required a degree in Psych and I probably never will. The most important thing is that you graduate and make connections.

Every step I've taken in my career has been made through connections. Your network is more important than your degree.

Also, a friend of mine recently led me to So Good They Can't Ignore You. It describes a method of finding the right career in a way that makes sense, I think.

Good luck, fellow Psych major!