Surrendering My Early Work
Letting Go of things that were only meant to be stepping stones. šāļøāš„ Feeling Free!
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šSurrendering My Early Work
(Letting go of what I once held too tightly to make space for the new stories waiting at University)
Before college begins I need to pause and let go of something I carried quietly for years:
My Early Workš§ š§
All the random experiments The childhood projects I made beside school Messy. Incomplete. Sometimes pointless but they were real. And mine.
I wasnāt trying to impress anyone I just wanted to build what made me curious And somehow, that was enough Somewhere deep down, it still is But the world doesnāt work that way
Classified Old Projects
š¤Robotics
Built small bots. Played with sensors. Wrote messy code. Nothing fancy but it opened a new world in my head
šWeb Dev
Made lots of websites. Frontend clicked with me the most because I could see instant changes. It felt alive
šØVisual Design
Probably what I did most. Iād fix bad design just because it bothered me. Redesigned UI almost every week, I didnāt want to be this much of designer but skills never fades away
š®Game Dev
Made Python games (Snake, Flappy Bird), Moved to Unreal Engine for making 3D games with custom animations and assets. Then dropped the plan because many things were required
āļøVideo Editing
Interned for a
None of these were polished enough to be āprojectsā They were experimentsš§Ŗ Unfinished. Weird. Directionless But They helped me begin, explore & figure out my direction
I didnāt want to be 30 and not know what I truly wanted to do so I started early
I explored every path that felt creatively alive ā code, visuals, even sound. In the end, one thing stayed constant: I Love Technologyā¤ļøš ļø And I need to create with it
Iāve worked in both design and development Now itās time to bring more shape to it And Iām grateful that My University gives me the space for it
And now, Iām ready to let most of it go Not out of shame but out of respect These experiments served their purpose I donāt need to protect them anymore
I want to build with more clarity now With less fear With no need to explain myself all the time
There was a time I had to stop Not because I wanted to but because the world expected me to Competitive exams took away years I couldāve spent building It left me hollow. Like I lost my rhythm
But even then Something stayed alive: That quiet urge to create That part of me that still wants to make things betterā¤ļøāš„
If youāve had to pause too I hope you return Because people like us need to keep buildingš ļø Even when no oneās watching Especially then
P.S.
Iām Uploading things on my projects section with screenshots & context My younger self deserves thatš§
This post is very personal to meā¤ļø Itās my way of appreciating my younger self And maybe reminding you, too that itās a good time to figure out what you really want to do in life!