Lessons

I am a self taught web programmer. So, everything I do takes a longer that I would like because I have to do a lot research to understand a topic before I code for it. For instance, I wanted to implement openID. So, I had to first learn what OpenID was all about and then try to implement it. Along the way, I have learned a few lessons

• If, at first, you can't find what you are looking for, try harder - Every day my admiration for search engines increases. It's amazing how you can solve majority of the issues by googling around. Sometime the initial keywords do not work but if you apply some creativity to come up with the right keywords, you can always find the information that can help in solving the problems you are facing. 

• Main constraint for doing anything is mental tenacity. Serious works requires tremendous amount of concentration and achieving that is very exhausting but if you persist the results will appear.

• Don't give up - There were several occasions when i felt like giving up on some issues but I continued to persist only to realize I was really close to success. Had I given up I wouldn't have attained success. This theory is exemplified by this video.