I'm surprised how many people here seemed to have missed the point of the article.
What the author is talking about is how there are a lot of fun things one can work on that could be useful at some point in the future. But probably not within the next week or month. Instead, the author is saying to focus on the things that will without a doubt be useful within the near future (<month).
What the author is talking about is how there are a lot of fun things one can work on that could be useful at some point in the future. But probably not within the next week or month. Instead, the author is saying to focus on the things that will without a doubt be useful within the near future (<month).