I’ve been toying with the idea of taking programming more seriously.

Not only because we are going into an age where AI and robots are probably going to rule over the world but also because of work. I’ve been involved a lot in fixing Excel macros, and I’m able to get things to work. However, I don’t (fully) understand the codes I’m fixing. I just know which code causes something to happen.

That said, I thought it would be a good idea to go deeper and learn at least the basics of it.

I think it’s a very valuable skill to learn today.

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I’ve been consistent with pre-publishing 2 articles a week.

However, I’ve been thinking a lot lately about my goals with writing—as well as with my MSPaint illustrations. I’ve been wondering, again, “What’s the point? Why am I still doing this? Why is this a priority? Where is the ROI?”. It feels like I’m not going anywhere with whatever the fuck I’m doing. The lack of direction bothers me.

Right now, the whole point is not to make money but to gain and enhance creative skills.

If that’s the case, then I shouldn’t put too much pressure on having the ability to make money from it (even though they were the initial reason why I’m doing it).

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I thought I can skip goal-setting this year. But the lack of direction tells me that I needed to do it. What do I want? Where do I wanna be? 

I need to get a sense of direction, otherwise, everything I’m doing today is not as meaningful as I wanted them to be. If there’s one area of my life I need to prioritize, it would be my relationships: family and friends.

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I’m thankful for my fiancée for EV-ERY-THING.