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Why Self-Improvement Should Be Every Tech Enthusiast’s Side Hustle

Would you like to unlock your potential in a rapidly evolving world?

Vijay
4 min readDec 11, 2024
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The first program I ever wrote was a “Hello, World! program. It was like breaking a TOP SECRET CODE or something — who knows what other possibilities it opened up? But a few delicate years later, the thrill began to fade. My days turned into an endless loop of debugging, deploying, and sprinting to keep up with the latest frameworks. I felt like I was following, not at the forefront of technology.

If you’re a nerd like I am, you might be familiar with that experience as well. The industry is moving at the speed of light. And as tempting as it is to get hyperfocused on conquering the new tech next in line, there’s one important “framework” that we tend to forget: ourselves.

Self-improvement isn’t only for media and speakers, it’s a side hustle everyone in tech must understand.

Here’s why — and how you can make it work for you.

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Vijay
Vijay

Written by Vijay

Python Developer | Flask, Django, AWS | Expert in Microservices & RESTful APIs | Sharing tutorials, tips, and insights to help developers build scalable apps.

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