Years ago,
I was in a Hooter’s having dinner with a few coworkers when a busser asked me if I journaled. I didn’t at the time (I can’t really say I do now). But, he said something along the lines of it would be wise for me to do so because I was going to do great things.
It caught me off guard because I had never met this person, nor was he servicing our table, but it felt genuine. I thanked him. I then went home to look up journaling apps (I’d get a book, but I tend to fall into decision paralysis when it comes to the size, cover, paper type, etc.) and I wrote about the night. I had less to write about the following night, and even less the night after until I abandoned the idea altogether.
Starting and stopping are probably the only things I can do consistently
I never forgot about that night, and often would wonder if me not writing things down contributed to blocking my progress. It was either that or the working seven days a week that deterred me from making space to reflect.
My goal with this blog is track and provide context for my tech path. It will be focused on testing, project management, and IT service management, with little deviations here and there. I know those three things encompass a lot, but I’ve been a tech generalist for most of my career. And, as much as I would love to specialize in something, I know it’s simply not in my best interest.
Before I publish this article I’ve been sitting on for the past week, I’m reminded of my short stint in trying Android development. The tl;dr is I wanted to develop apps, but I didn’t have any ideas for one. However, since I had experience with Java, and my iPad mini was too old to download Swift Playgrounds I took a course in Android Development and loved it. Below is the first app I made. It was supposed to be a one page app to advertise a business (real or fictional) so I based it off the Go Fund Yourself episode on South Park. To add a little ✨razzle dazzle✨, I added a sound to set it apart from the general specifications.