Earlier this year, I was stuck on something I couldn’t really decide on.

Should I continue learning web development by myself, or should I just join a physical academy? 


I ended up choosing the academy. And I don’t regret it. Having someone physically explain things, being able to ask questions immediately, and getting little shortcuts here and there actually made things easier. It felt like I was finally moving faster instead of being stuck alone with random tutorials.


But then something started to mess with my head.





AI Changed the Way I See Learning

This year, AI was everywhere.

People were building tools, apps, and even full micro SaaS products in days. Things that would normally take weeks or months were suddenly getting done in hours.


And I started asking myself a question I didn’t really like: If AI can already build most of what I’m trying to learn… then what exactly am I learning for?


That thought honestly affected me more than I expected.


I noticed I was becoming less patient with problems. Instead of sitting down and trying to figure things out properly, I would just reach for AI to solve it quickly. It felt efficient, but at the same time, I could tell something was changing in me.


I wasn’t struggling anymore… and somehow, that became a problem.






The Part That Confuses Me

I’m still learning web development, but I’m not as confident as I thought I would be.

Sometimes I worry that I’m wasting time learning something AI might “replace” or automate anyway. Other times, I feel like I’m cheating myself when I use AI too quickly instead of trying to solve things on my own.


It’s like I’m stuck between two extremes:


  • Use AI and move fast, but not really learn deeply
  • Or avoid AI and struggle, but actually understand things better

And I don’t really know where the balance is yet.





What I’m Doing Anyway

Even with all these thoughts, I’m still learning.

Not because I have it figured out, but because I don’t want to stop just because things feel uncertain.


I’m trying to remind myself that AI didn’t remove the need to learn; it just changed how learning feels. Maybe I just need to get better at not depending on it too early.

I still worry. I still get confused about whether I’m doing things the “right” way.

But I keep going anyway.


One step at a time.