From Electronics to Coding: Learning Through Discomfort

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There was a point recently where I genuinely felt stuck. We urgently needed an Android app, an iOS app, and a backend for data analysis. But there was no software team available, no freelancer support coming through, and timelines could not wait. The difficult part was: I come from an electronics hardware background and had almost zero coding experience. For a moment, it felt easier to say: “This is beyond me.” But somewhere inside, there was also a feeling that maybe growth was hiding exactly behind this discomfort. So I started learning while building. One error at a time. One sleepless night at a time. One small improvement at a time. With the support of AI tools, continuous learning, and a lot of patience, the complete system was delivered in 8 working days — without compromising quality. This is not a post about extraordinary success. Honestly, many experienced software developers could do this far better and faster. This post is only about something simple that I personally learnt: Sometimes life pulls us toward things we never imagined ourselves doing. And many times, that pull comes before confidence. “Trust the Pull” is not about believing you already know everything. It is about believing that if you stay honest to the effort, stay open to learning, and refuse shortcuts, you will eventually find your way through the unknown. To every student, engineer, or young professional: Please don’t underestimate your ability to learn new things just because your background is different. Your current domain is not your boundary. Sometimes the most beautiful growth starts from a sentence we are all scared to say: “I have never done this before… but I will try.” #TrustThePull #Learning #Growth #Engineering #AI #SelfLearning #StartupJourney #Technology #Mindset #Innovation https://lnkd.in/gCnMUwvv

Tenacity. Not talent. Not luck. Just the quiet, stubborn decision to keep going when stopping would have been completely justified. That’s what this is.

Utkarsh Saurabh Saxena In addition to your inner voice, there was also a harsh and coarse voice from your adjacent seat 😀

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