Lessons from Teaching Code: How Explaining Something Deepens Your Own Understanding
The Surprising Teacher When I started mentoring other engineers and teaching at Hack Reactor, I thought the main goal was to help students learn. What I quickly discovered was that teaching taught me just as much. Every time I explained a concept, whether it was a tricky algorithm or a subtle JavaScript quirk, I realized […]
How to Measure Success Without Losing Your Well-Being
Rethinking Success When I first started my career in software engineering, I measured success in simple terms. Meeting deadlines, shipping features, and getting positive feedback felt like the ultimate indicators of achievement. I believed that the more hours I worked and the more I accomplished, the more successful I was. Over time, I realized that […]