Hi, my name is Mohamed and welcome to my journey!
I am an aspiring web developer (for now anyway), currently based in Leicester 🦊. From Somalia to The Netherlands and now in the United Kingdom, I decided to pursue a degree in Mechanical Engineering 📐 to better my life and those around me. The cold truth? - it hasn't.
And not because the degree has no value, far from it. I gained many skills and formed relationships that will always be of value, however, I struggled to break into the industry for different reasons.
I originally started coding in 2015 and enjoyed it - coding has always been my true love. Why did I not just keep doing it when I loved it so much? Ever heard of the Sunk Cost Fallacy?
(A good example of the Sunk Cost Fallacy)
The Sunk Cost Fallacy "describes our tendency to follow through on an endeavour if we have already invested time, effort, or money into it, whether or not the current costs outweigh the benefits" (The Decision Lab). It is that same tendency that pushed me to finish the degree I was doing, though it may not have necessarily been what I wanted to do.
After battling with myself, and having to swallow the "I-don't-want-to-pursue-mechanical-engineering-after-spending-thousands-on-it" pill (I'm sure that's what it's called 😂), I decided in July, once and for all, with the support of my family and friends, that I am going to do what I enjoy and break into Tech.
After coding for a while, learning HTML and CSS, I came across this opportunity to accelerate my learning in a Bootcamp and I applied. After a rigorous application process, I got the news that I was accepted!
Today was the first day of that Bootcamp.
I am excited to be new at something and the purpose and passion that fills me is something I've dearly missed. Excited to hopefully learn so much (God Willing!) within the next 16 weeks.
When I'm not beating a keyboard, you can usually find me:
- 🏋🏿 In the gym!
- 💻 Attempting (if you can call what I'm doing an attempt) the #100DaysOfCode challenge
- 📺 Watching Anime
- 🍲 Trying new food
I will remember today, the 15th of November 2021 for the rest of my life. It is the day I decided to step out of my comfort zone and be comfortable with being uncomfortable.
If you're still reading, thank you so much, I hope to use this blog to post and share useful information I gain! - please connect with me on the following:
Twitter: @codewithmohamed
Github: github.com/codewithmohamed
LinkedIn: Mohamed Mohamud
Email: m.mohamud1992@gmail.comom