The Day I Realized "Tutorial Hell" Was My Own Trap

😖 I Was Watching, Not Building

I followed the rule:

“Learn before you build.”

So I kept watching tutorials.
And more tutorials.
Then another “5 hour crash course” on YouTube.

But I wasn’t getting better.

I was just copying and pausing… not understanding.

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🔥 The Trap: Tutorial Hell

It felt safe:

• No bugs to fix

• No messy real code

• No frustration

But it wasn’t real learning.
I knew the content but couldn’t apply it when the screen was blank.

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💥 My Escape Plan

One night, I stopped watching and opened a new project folder.

No tutorial.
Just me, a blank file, and fear.

I built a todo app badly.
But I finished it. And that small win gave me the push I needed.

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🧠 What I Now Know

You can’t learn coding by watching.
You learn by struggling.

Tutorials teach concepts.
Building teaches courage.

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🧭 How to Escape Tutorial Hell

1. Pick a simple project idea

2. Start with what you know

3. Google every error

4. Get stuck and fight through

5. Finish it even if it’s messy

Done > perfect.
Ugly code > no code.

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💬 Final Thought

The screen won’t be perfect. The bugs will come.
But every app you build from scratch is one step closer to mastery.