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It doesn't matter. Pick one and STICK WITH IT.
I decided to learn copywriting as a college kid in 2015 inspired by Lex's thread. Re-read the thread, read other copy books, articles but didn't do jack shit. Why? Because I felt resistance or 'obstacle', as you call it. I was dabbling. Then, I gave up.
2 years later, inspired by Fox's thread, I decided to learn web design. Signed up on codeacademy and half-assed with HTML. 10 days later I quit when I felt resistance/obstacle. I gave up.
I repeated this cycle almost 7 years.
Deciding to learn copy, quitting on the first instance of obstacle.
Deciding to learn web design, quitting on the first instance of obstacle.
In all these 7 years, I neither learned copy nor web design and am still the same person as I was 7 years ago.
If I had actually stuck with one of those instead of giving up easily, my life would have been 10X better.
So, pick one and STICK WITH IT.
Both are high value, money making skills. There are stories in this forum where people learned programming and quadrupled there income. They are on the path to creating their own software business. Same goes for copy.
You will definitely feel resistance or face an obstacle. It won't go away. When you feel it, take a break, go out, get some air, go for a walk and come back. Repeat this. This is what I am doing now and it helps.
And, no matter what you pick, don't think of yourself as a web designer or copywriter. Rather, think yourself as a problem solver.
You are a problem solver using code/copy to solve a business problem (increase revenue or reduce cost). This is who you are, a problem solver. When you adopt this mindset, no AI can replace you.
I recommend giving this a read: GOLD! - MINDSET - Save Yourself Years Of Frustration; It Worked For Me!
I decided to learn copywriting as a college kid in 2015 inspired by Lex's thread. Re-read the thread, read other copy books, articles but didn't do jack shit. Why? Because I felt resistance or 'obstacle', as you call it. I was dabbling. Then, I gave up.
2 years later, inspired by Fox's thread, I decided to learn web design. Signed up on codeacademy and half-assed with HTML. 10 days later I quit when I felt resistance/obstacle. I gave up.
I repeated this cycle almost 7 years.
Deciding to learn copy, quitting on the first instance of obstacle.
Deciding to learn web design, quitting on the first instance of obstacle.
In all these 7 years, I neither learned copy nor web design and am still the same person as I was 7 years ago.
If I had actually stuck with one of those instead of giving up easily, my life would have been 10X better.
So, pick one and STICK WITH IT.
Both are high value, money making skills. There are stories in this forum where people learned programming and quadrupled there income. They are on the path to creating their own software business. Same goes for copy.
You will definitely feel resistance or face an obstacle. It won't go away. When you feel it, take a break, go out, get some air, go for a walk and come back. Repeat this. This is what I am doing now and it helps.
And, no matter what you pick, don't think of yourself as a web designer or copywriter. Rather, think yourself as a problem solver.
You are a problem solver using code/copy to solve a business problem (increase revenue or reduce cost). This is who you are, a problem solver. When you adopt this mindset, no AI can replace you.
I recommend giving this a read: GOLD! - MINDSET - Save Yourself Years Of Frustration; It Worked For Me!