I'm kind of in the same boat. I took a year off college to focus on learning web development.
A year later, I'm working for a startup, but I am also making double I was at my old job. It was really a paradigm shift in my mind.
I looked at college as my entrance to a career, and later learned that wasn't the case. People value unique skills, not cookie cutter graduates.
You're asking some deep life questions, that extend outside programming. a book: The Icarus Deception by Seth Godin really helped me when I was at a place you're in right now. Helped me understand how really successful people do it. hope that helps :)
A year later, I'm working for a startup, but I am also making double I was at my old job. It was really a paradigm shift in my mind.
I looked at college as my entrance to a career, and later learned that wasn't the case. People value unique skills, not cookie cutter graduates.
You're asking some deep life questions, that extend outside programming. a book: The Icarus Deception by Seth Godin really helped me when I was at a place you're in right now. Helped me understand how really successful people do it. hope that helps :)