As an artist as well as a programmer, I've learned a lot about the techniques of professional artists. Most are specialists, not generalists. They have a specific, focused toolbox, and they do not leave it. If a guitarist gets that sound from this guitar and amp and pedals and scales and rhythms, he sticks to that. If a painter prefers these subjects and those brushes and paints and canvas sizes, she sticks to that.
Become proficient in a medium to the point where absolutely no conscious thought is required to use it to its fullest extent. That's the secret of great artists.
Apply that to programming, now. You can learn a field and the core tech of the field, and get a lot done for a long time. Or you can go chasing the new and shiny every six months and drive yourself up a wall and spend all your time learning instead of making.
Become proficient in a medium to the point where absolutely no conscious thought is required to use it to its fullest extent. That's the secret of great artists.
Apply that to programming, now. You can learn a field and the core tech of the field, and get a lot done for a long time. Or you can go chasing the new and shiny every six months and drive yourself up a wall and spend all your time learning instead of making.