You make an excellent point. How do I go about learning without wasting any time? What is the best use of what little time I am given?

Unfortunately there isn’t an easy answer. You will end up wasting time because part of the process of learning something like this is failure. Failure is a valuable tool even if we can’t see it right away. Try not to get frustrated if it seems like you went down the wrong path. Keep adjusting and pushing forward to what you truly want to be doing.

As far as something a bit more concrete — I would start by building a very simple website that utilizes JavaScript in a few simple ways without using frameworks. This way you’re getting to know HTML & CSS at the same time. You’re going to be seeing them everywhere anyways.

Once you have this very basic site put together, start adding to it. Start challenging yourself with new ideas and then go out and find out how to implement those ideas.

This keeps it personal and real. Keep doing Tutorials but having something you can continuously build on really boosts your moral because you are actually seeing results.

Try not to take large breaks at a time. Even if you write all the code yourself it is very easy to forget large chunks of it or how you got to certain points. So always keep that fast momentum of moving forward.

Start learning how to use Git. Register on github.com and start pushing code ASAP. You’ll be way ahead of a lot of people if you can master Git during the same time you’re learning your first language.

I hope these suggestions are helpful. Coding is hard. And is learned differently by everyone. Keep asking questions. Don’t be afraid to fail. Never stop moving. Best of luck to you. Cheers!