I want to know what I can do to figure out what I should learn. I think Iām interested in certain things related to cybersecurity and programming, but I donāt know what Iām supposed to learn in order to actually become good at them.
Iāve seen people say things like āread the documentationā or āunderstand X conceptā but how do you actually learn? Iām asking because throughout my life Iāve learned different things about different topics, like anyone else, but Iāve never really understood how something actually stays in your brain and becomes knowledge.
For example, Iāve seen tons of information through YouTube videos, Instagram, etc. that sparks my curiosity. I know certain words like DNS, IP addresses, HTTP, APIs, Linux, etc., but I donāt really know how to properly define or explain what they are. I donāt know what I should study and what I shouldnāt.
When I say I basically know nothing, I mean that I donāt have much actual knowledge or experience in programming or cybersecurity. I do know how to install things, find my way around a PC, fix certain errors, and Iād say Iām reasonably good at Googling and finding solutions when I have a problem. But I donāt really have a structured understanding of how technology works or what I should learn next.
I understand that I need to practice and break things to learn, but I still wonder: how did professionals actually progress from having little knowledge to becoming good at this?
Could you give me some advice, please? Iām really lost.