The key to a productive life…
...wake up early
...limit interruptions
...make a little progress everyday
...say no (a lot)
...learn from your mistakes
...pick yourself back up when you slip
...waste no time measuring yourself against other people
I hear this a lot:
"I wanna get into X! But first I have to learn the tech behind X, then I’m going to do a 4-week bootcamp on X, then I'm going to..." and on and on.
Instead -- just start building, assume you're going to fk up terribly, and adjust along the way.