Question

Guys...I found 2 sites of good readings on software development and programming.

http://www.paulgraham.com/articles.html
http://www.joelonsoftware.com/

I find it hard to maintain the motivation to go through these courses through just my own views, but these sites have essays that provide a broader real world, practical and even philosophical context to what we are learning here so it doesnt just feel like a bunch of complex coding.
http://www.paulgraham.com/wealth.html (how people can create wealth by writing programs)