# Making #100DaysOfCode work for me with new rules
Everyone does it, I wanted to do it but hesitated: 100 Days of Code. This is a Challenge in which you code for 100 Days each day for 1 hour. If you miss days, you just put them at the end of your challenge and add them. It's about holding yourself accountable to do something to learn. I didn't like the "You have to..." approach especially because I am experienced with burn-out and imposter syndrome and therefore try to always be aware of healthy methods of learning new skills. [Check out my article on the topic Grindculture in Tech and why it should be canceled.](https://blog.tiia.rocks/grind-culture-doesnt-make-you-a-better-programmer-but-will-make-you-sick)
### My rules I set for myself
- Streaks are not important. But the days on which I am learning should be close enough to each other that I don't need to repeat things to remember what I did last time.
- There is no time requirement when a day counts. Realistically I do learn more than an hour anyway on the days I do learn.
- Every type of learning counts. I don't only count "Coding" but also actively learning, researching, etc. It's all part of the process.
- Have fun. The worst outcome would be I burn myself out after the challenge that I never look at coding again. To avoid that, I put fun on this list.
### The next steps
Today I actually already did, what I was supposed to do. I decided after learning without notes and anything, to repeat my Python course and put stuff into my personal note system I made for learning. I also started a database for terms in programming so I know how things are defined. I feel like when talking about what I do, I still miss vocabulary. That makes describing problems harder. I am using my Notion for all of this.
I will also find a secondary source of information with every more complex topic because sometimes things are not perfectly explained by one person but better by another. I will on top make a list with all concepts that I don't understand to talk them through with the person mentoring me. (I wish I was that organized in school tbh 🤣 )
So far that's the plan. I do have three projects I am actively working on. My Cat-Genetics-Sim for learning Algorithms, my Pomodoro-timer for learning Graphical-UIs, and my Discord-Bot, to have a project that gets me familiar with APIs and that on top is super helpful for my content creation work. So there is no shortage on projects 😁
Well, here we go! 100 Days Of Code!
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