Social Media: A Downgraded Blog

To the reader who has stumbled upon this page, welcome to my first blog post! Writing this feels fairly serene, something that I never thought I'd be doing- writing on my own website. Now that I have completed high school, it has freed me of many responsibilities. In fact, it feels a bit odd to not have the usual deadlines. Still, at the same time, it has allowed me to liberate my inner writing bug. What better way to busy me than to start a blog?

Well, that wasn't enough motivation. Now, my inner artist <em>could have</em> settled for a blogging website and would probably have been content with the writing. But the feeling of handling the end-to-end process of the back-end database to the front-end editor I am typing on of my own creation is surreal, for the lack of better words. For a quick disclaimer, I am by no means a professional programmer. Still, with the use of some makeshift pseudocode I learned, I coughed up the courage to create something remarkable in a week. You tend to have a greater appreciation for the process if it has come by slow, and sometimes we need to take it down a notch in the fast-paced lives we have become so accustomed to. This is not to say that everyone should set off to learn web development, but rather that if one takes agency over their goals they are more likely to follow through on them, in other words, set specific and feasible goals. Who knows, maybe you'll surprise yourself?

This idea of starting a blog has quite an unusual backstory. In fact, I got acquainted with the concept back in business class. Apparently, everyone should blog, regardless of the audience, not just because everyone should be heard (which sounds cliché), but more importantly for yourself, for the sake of mental clarity.

Now that I reflect upon this, here is a statement to ponder: social media is just a downgraded personal diary. Why not go in for the whole experience and get all the benefits that come with it? Improving thinking, creativity, writing skills, and finishing something tangible you can be proud of, just to mention a few.

 This past week has been a programming rollercoaster; just like dabbling into a sea of documentation and forums to resolve bugs is satisfying, I find the process of writing comparably enjoyable. When picking the apple is challenging, it tastes sweeter. However, I always used to dislike writing, not because I was bad at it, but because I found it particularly frustrating. Unlike math, writing wasn't something I could just glide my pen over. However, over the years, I grew a special affinity for reading non-fiction and literature alike, which shaped my own views on various subject matters; I was enamoured by the power and influence of language.

But more importantly, the catalyst for this project had more to do with me being disgruntled by how access to quality information that is procedural and logical is, unfortunately, limited, with an abundance of poorly written or overly-academic writing with, in plain terms, bland language. With the inception of this project, I hope to bring a unique twist on various topics with a sense of flair.