24M – Struggling with consistency in learning tech & dealing with setbacks. Need advice. /u/Frosty-Ad-6946 CSCQ protests reddit

Quick background: I’m 24, tried different tech paths (3D modeling, then Python/ML) but kept hitting walls. Latest setback: enrolled in an AI degree, school switched to online-only (can’t do that from my toxic home environment), now stuck waiting 40 days for a refund while trying to switch to Data Science at another school.

Here’s my struggle: when self learning—which I’m relaying a lot on, cause school seems slow—my motivation comes in waves. Some weeks I’m super focused and productive, others I completely lose steam. The constant negative self-talk is wearing me down. I know learning takes time, but this on-off pattern is killing my progress. I’ve taken the python basics course more times than I can I can count.

Living in a country where your worth is tied to your wealth doesn’t help. Having nothing means getting zero respect, even from family, which makes progress a little harder too. I desperately need to build a better life to escape my current living situation – it’s destroying my mental health.

How do you deal with setbacks and inconsistent motivation? How do you keep going when everything feels like it’s moving too slow? Any advice on building consistency or managing mental health while stuck in a toxic environment?

I’m interested in ML. I’m only taking a data degree cause it’s the closets I can get in my country.

Quick background: I’m 24, tried different tech paths (3D modeling, then Python/ML) but kept hitting walls. Latest setback: enrolled in an AI degree, school switched to online-only (can’t do that from my toxic home environment), now stuck waiting 40 days for a refund while trying to switch to Data Science at another school.

Here’s my struggle: when self learning—which I’m relaying a lot on, cause school seems slow—my motivation comes in waves. Some weeks I’m super focused and productive, others I completely lose steam. The constant negative self-talk is wearing me down. I know learning takes time, but this on-off pattern is killing my progress. I’ve taken the python basics course more times than I can I can count.

Living in a country where your worth is tied to your wealth doesn’t help. Having nothing means getting zero respect, even from family, which makes progress a little harder too. I desperately need to build a better life to escape my current living situation – it’s destroying my mental health.

How do you deal with setbacks and inconsistent motivation? How do you keep going when everything feels like it’s moving too slow? Any advice on building consistency or managing mental health while stuck in a toxic environment?

I’m interested in ML. I’m only taking a data degree cause it’s the closets I can get in my country.