For some reason, it helped me a lot. Also in my mid-30s.
You're probably pretty good at the things you know, just whip something you could easily do but useful and you'll get a lot of satisfaction.
I also think it's burn out. I personally struggled to learn React and perhaps had some burn out but persevered because I was building things on the side. It was fun and great distraction and motivator while struggling to learn React. I think I'm pretty good at it now but I felt like I was in a rut for a long time.
For some reason, it helped me a lot. Also in my mid-30s.
You're probably pretty good at the things you know, just whip something you could easily do but useful and you'll get a lot of satisfaction.
I also think it's burn out. I personally struggled to learn React and perhaps had some burn out but persevered because I was building things on the side. It was fun and great distraction and motivator while struggling to learn React. I think I'm pretty good at it now but I felt like I was in a rut for a long time.