I second everyone that suggested finding a tech meetup. Join a couple of them in your location and stick with the best one.
Make friends with a couple of locals who've already "done it". And maybe switch out some of the business books for podcasts that are of immediate relevance to your chosen field.
"I really do wonder if we might benefit from teaching programming like a trade discipline instead of expecting devs to do a degree like computer science."
"Miracle Milly" was born in 2011 and as of 2018 was still alive. Apparently a "controversial Korean laboratory" has successfully cloned her 49 times for a commercial breeder.
Make friends with a couple of locals who've already "done it". And maybe switch out some of the business books for podcasts that are of immediate relevance to your chosen field.