Career-transition advice often ends with some version of “believe in yourself.” That may be emotionally welcome, but it does not answer the question sitting in front of you:
Should I spend the next month learning more, applying for roles, building a project, or staying where I am?
The tension is not simply fear versus courage. You are being asked to make a consequential decision with incomplete evidence. Waiting for confidence does not fix that problem, because confidence is not a prerequisite you can reliably complete.
A better target is decision readiness: enough evidence to choose the next reversible step.
This tutorial builds a 14-day review loop using a GitHub repository, a small decision record, one working artifact, and feedback from another person. It will not decide your entire career. It will help you decide what to do next without turning networking into a request for permission.
