On Sun, 29 Feb 2004 14:07:37 -0500, "Gustaf J. Barkstrom" wrote:

>I am starting a class this week, so I will be in read-only mode on the
>piclist for the next few weeks.  Besides, this list is CLEARLY WAY OVER MY
>HEAD.  I have LOADS of archive reading to do.  I'm not throwing in the towel
>(yet) but I hate pointing out publicly how stupid I am.  Time for me to
>reconsider my activities, and see if I'm really up for the journey into
>electronics I've been fantasizing about.  The mind is NOT a limitless
>resource, as some would have us believe. I will never tell my children "you
>can do anything" because that's just not true. :)
>

It sounds to me like you've found yourself deep in "information
overload".

This list has quite a number of active members who are very
experienced in many different aspects of electronics, PICs, and
programming. Discussions can sometimes proceed at a pace that's just
too rapid for a beginner to keep up with. Don't let that throw you.

Pick up what you can from the list as you go along. Don't try to "get
it" all at once; that's a sure-fire way to do nothing more than
frustrate yourself.

Take your time learning and ask questions when you need to. Of course,
be sure that you've done your own research before you ask them. :=)
Good questions are the lifeblood of this list and many of the best
come from posters new to electronics.

Hang in there, Gustaf. You *can* learn it -- you just can't learn it
all at once.


Regards, Bob

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