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Are there any actually good life coaching services? Less "go get it tiger" and more "here's a supplement schedule, a personal trainer, and an apprenticeship in a good field for you in exchange for 40% of your earnings for the next 10 years."
I'm currently unemployed. A new software development job looks out of reach without college, and college looks out of reach given my current work ethic. Changing my work ethic would be ideal but it seems like it will take something drastic--stimulants are insufficient. Really all I have going for me is that I'm reasonably intelligent and have 5 years of experience doing software development in crypto (less transferable to normal software development than you'd expect). Not even sure what steps to take next, as I seem to be incapable of maintaining healthy habits for more than a few days at a time.
If I can get my act together I think I can degree-hack and then get an entry-level software dev job. But I've been unemployed for a couple months now and even with all my efforts focused on building a doable daily schedule, one where I code as much as a full-time job will require (e.g. 2-4 hours) it is so far still out of reach.
Doing anything when you don't get paid for it and don't have any external push (i.e. grades and a degree) is always difficult. There has been subjects I wanted to self-study but kept putting out for years, and I could speed-run them in a week when the prospect of a relevant job interview appeared.
Are you really sure about that software development in crypto not transferring part? Convincing recruiters might take some "creativity" but imo often any type of software development skill translates quite easily to other types apart from the exceptionally high level jobs. I assume you are looking for some SAAS and not Jane Street. If you are getting filtered out by keyword checks and "3 years Django experience" nonsense, I recommend simply adding whatever is required to your CV, learning the basics with LLM assisted learning projects as you get interviews, and filling the blanks as you go. You just need to be smart enough to actually learn quickly for interviews and then later the job itself.
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