a short entry on seeking gratitude <3
tldr: learning to be grateful for the unconventionality that accompanies one's journey to success!
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admitting my stagnancy ‼️
I took a break from #building-in-public over the last 3-5 months as a last-ditch effort to re-evaluate my priorities as an opportunity to take more self-ownership.
⏭️ For a short explanation: if it worked, you likely wouldn’t be reading this - as it would cease to exist (lol, that was a rather dramatic analogy).
But, if I’m being transparent, I wasn’t sure if I wanted to constantly produce content that only featured the “highlights” instead of the mundane & triumphant lows that accompanied my day-to-day life.
As I reflect on this, I can’t help but think about how selfish my perspective was…
“How could I be so ungrateful for the ability to be able to pick out any challenges or situations that weren’t optimal and categorize those as such “outliers?”
Consequently, I found that my absence of content distribution had only heightened my discontent and increased my sense of comfort with w/being stagnant.
Between the start of this social media 'hiatus’ and my subsequent comeback, I look back now and question my fault in failing to recognize how blessed I am to be in a position in my life where I can foster my nerdy interests directly into my professional and academic careers.