Thread by @vponamariov

I want to share with you something private.

I remember when I was ~13-15 I was learning HTML/CSS/PHP.

My parents thought that this is childish, it has nothing to do with "real coding".

They told me that real coders use deep math and binary code.

So I was demotivated a bit. But now this is what I do for my living.

Then I started building sites, and I was learning SEO.

My father told me: "How is going to visit your site about learning English?".

I ended up with 4000 uniques/day and significantly improved my English

Then, I remember I wanted to go to English courses and pass FCE/CAE certificates.

When I found a cool English school in Moscow, my father told me: "what a suspicious company! Who needs the certificates? Who told you they are accepted worldwide?"

Now I write tweets in English

Do you remember the famous speech by Steve Jobs?
Especially the "connecting dots" part.

This is actually what happened: the skills I got in childhood connected together.

The conclusion I made is:

Listen to others. But decide yourself.