> my brain needs more time than the average programmer
Well, maybe not even the "average" programmer, but just the elite of the elite Google-tier programmers ; ) I feel the same way. When I was young, I thought that absolute mastery was within my grasp but after 25 years, tons of self-study, a couple of college degrees and yet still a lot of surprising rejections, I have to concede that while I may actually be very good at what I do (I'm among the most respected and most sought after everywhere I've ever worked), there are still people out there WAY better than I am, and that's OK.
Well, maybe not even the "average" programmer, but just the elite of the elite Google-tier programmers ; ) I feel the same way. When I was young, I thought that absolute mastery was within my grasp but after 25 years, tons of self-study, a couple of college degrees and yet still a lot of surprising rejections, I have to concede that while I may actually be very good at what I do (I'm among the most respected and most sought after everywhere I've ever worked), there are still people out there WAY better than I am, and that's OK.