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    Derek Sivers‏Verified account @sivers 12 Jan 2013
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    Yes, you should learn basic programming:http://sivers.org/prog 

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      2. Brian G. Nelson‏ @BG_Nelson 12 Jan 2013
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        @sivers Thanks for the post. Nice to see other's experience. I just started learning my first language this week, Python through @udacity

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      3. Derek Sivers‏Verified account @sivers 13 Jan 2013
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        @BG_Nelson Good one! Python is an amazing language to know, both for beginners and experts.

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      2. David Ells‏ @davidells 12 Jan 2013
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        @sivers thank you for being the learning advocate that you are. i can tell it is both a skill and passion of yours!

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      3. Derek Sivers‏Verified account @sivers 12 Jan 2013
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        @davidells Thanks David! Yeah I used to have a business card that said, "Derek Sivers. Learning Addict." :-)

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      2. Pat Narciso‏ @PatNarciso 12 Jan 2013
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        @sivers thanks for posting this. @FauvesTweets is already reading the first book, and I'll suggest that she read your recommend second.

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      1. Lucian Teo‏ @lucian 12 Jan 2013
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        @sivers thanks for posting. We live in a warped world where too much power is given to people who manage things outside their mind’s domain.

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      1. Tyler Tringas‏ @tylertringas 12 Jan 2013
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        @sivers Agree! Also, even if you’re not an entrepreneur, being a decent coder is an entry into any company in any industry these days.

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      1. Adam Wiggins‏ @hirodusk 13 Jan 2013
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        @sivers I agree. Furthermore, https://medium.com/the-truant-haruspex/5367171478b7 …

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