{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Scrimba Podcast","title":"What Is Productivity Anxiety and How to Beat It, with Matt and Eric from Self-Taught Devs Podcast","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/b6bfbd6f\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2346,"description":"🎙 About the episode\nMeet Matt Ehrlich and Eric Winkelspecht 🇬🇧! They are the hosts of the Self-Taught Devs podcast. And, you guessed it, they are self-taught devs and career changers to boot. Matt was a park ranger, and Eric worked at an IT solutions company but didn't code. Today, they are a front-end developer and a full-stack developer, respectively, who met through LinkedIn and then decided to host a podcast!\nIn this episode, you will learn about their coding journeys, the resources they used, and why they decided to be self-taught. They talk about motivation and keeping yourself going, how to create structure, and what to do if you feel guilty when you take a break. If you're curious about what makes a successful self-taught dev, this episode is for you!\n🔗 Connect with Matt and Eric\n👨‍💼 Matt's LinkedIn, Eric's LinkedIn\n📻 Podcast\n✏️ Matt's blog\n📹 Matt's YouTube, Eric's YouTube\n👨‍🚀 Matt's GitHub, Eric's GitHub\n🔗 Timestamps\nHow Matt Ehrlich took up coding after being a park ranger for years (01:09)\nA coding career gives you the opportunity for unlimited growth (02:44)\nThe Self-Taught Devs podcast tries to fill a gap in information (03:39)\nEric just landed his first full-time software development role! (06:19)\nHow Eric decided to learn to code (08:06)\nHow does it feel to change careers after more than a decade (08:43)\nEric's learning resources (10:10)\nCommunity break with Jan the Producer (10:58)\nWhy Matt took the self-taught route (13:39)\nMatt's learning resources (14:54)\nQuitting your job to learn to code: pros and cons (16:11)\nHow long did Matt take to learn to code (17:45)\nCan you learn discipline, and how can you stay motivated (19:12)\nWhat can you do if you get stuck (27:26)\nShould you be taking breaks from your job search? (29:55)\nListen to this if you get discouraged after getting a rejection letter (30:54)\nWhat is productivity anxiety (33:03)\nHow did Matt and Eric meet and what makes them work as podcast co-hosts (36:15)\n⭐️ Leave a Review\n\nIf you...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/3qNz-AxOjZ6Oiowf_zRLRsZeOxv5p7FYbB0-kA5vS6A/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzE1Njg5LzE3MDE4/MDIzOTYtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}