> I think it is a universal experience. That's why you're (presumably) a programmer and not an illustrator.
> Most people naturally choose to focus on things they are relatively good at, instead of keep banging their heads on something they struggle at.
My parents told me I had to get a degree - they had very little appreciation for art, and some appreciation for engineering, but 0 understanding of computers. So I enrolled in CS so they would get off my back. Before college I had written maybe 50 lines of C.
I was never particularly good at CS - I just did OK enough under the pressure of having a clear goal (a degree) and there being no alternative to success (definitely not moving back in with my parents. I would have preferred joining the foreign legion).
> Most people naturally choose to focus on things they are relatively good at, instead of keep banging their heads on something they struggle at.
My parents told me I had to get a degree - they had very little appreciation for art, and some appreciation for engineering, but 0 understanding of computers. So I enrolled in CS so they would get off my back. Before college I had written maybe 50 lines of C.
I was never particularly good at CS - I just did OK enough under the pressure of having a clear goal (a degree) and there being no alternative to success (definitely not moving back in with my parents. I would have preferred joining the foreign legion).