VBA code-related project is finally done!

It took me a month to get it to work. It’s not that impressive. I’m sure there will be more bugs as soon as I roll it out to the team.

But I’m f’kin proud of what I accomplished (regardless of how people see it).

I almost failed my programming class back in college. I did not understand it well. And I still don’t understand much of it.

But the more I do it, the less I suck at it.

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I’m starting to use ChatGPT more and more.

It’s the main reason I could finish the VBA project (at work) in a month. Otherwise, doing that project would’ve taken me at least 6 months simply because I don’t understand coding that well.

I also started using it as an assistant for my writing.

That means, getting it to analyze the common theme of the articles I write. I’m using it to help me build my first e-book (on writing). Creating e-books is my way of practicing how to create digital assets.

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I still find it tough to fully accept praise or compliments for my work.

A lot of times, I feel like everyone is pulling my leg. After a conversation with another Night Owl Nation member, I’m starting to get a better understanding of why I behave this way. It could be caused by a past trauma or my fear of becoming complacent.

But what I was able to figure out is that I only acknowledge “hard work” when I busted my ass to get something to work (such as that VBA-code related project at work).

Because I don’t care about how others see it. All I care about is that I successfully built something, I never thought I could build.