Half of building software (with the help of AI) is knowing how to prompt. Half of knowing how to prompt is knowing what you want to build. Half of knowing what you want to build is knowing how to build it.
Even with the best AI coding assistants, I still run into all kinds of mysterious issues. Why things work on my computer, but not in production? 2 hours later and we are still nowhere close to a solution. Still so much to learn. So, so much to learn.
Granted, I'm only halfway through my 'learning to code' journey.
But I've a feeling I'll always be "halfway through", because the milestone keeps moving.
What does 10,000 hours of pure curiosity look like — and can it pay $10,000 a month?
That's the experiment.
I sold a 13-year restaurant business in 2019, taught myself to code, and have been chasing every "what if" since. Real hours, real dollars, updated daily.
I've been self-employed for 20 years. My goal is to keep it that way for the next 20.
