Year 10

I distinctly remember waking up early, on January 1st, 2017, going downstairs with my laptop, making myself some coffee, and coding what ended up being the first iteration of this blog. I wanted to write weekly updates to hold myself accountable. I failed spectacularly. Reading that post from 9 years ago made me smile: 27-year-old me wanted to cut down on distractions and get the habit of waking up early back. Guess what? 36-year-old me also wants to cut down distractions and get the habit of waking up early back. Some things apparently never change.

On the first day of 2017, I published my first blog post; I’m posting the 620th. I also sent out the 1st edition of Dealgorithmed because I guess I’m a sucker for starting projects on the first day of the year. It does make it easy to remember when there’s an anniversary to celebrate, though.

I genuinely think this is going to be my last digital project. I said it many times before, but this time it does feel different. I don’t know about you, but I’m seriously starting to feel digital fatigue. I’m cruising towards my 15th year as a freelancer—I’ll officially hit that milestone on July 1st, 2027, even though I started working solo at the end of 2011—and I find myself reflecting a lot on the possibility of completely changing career and doing something completely different that has nothing to do with the digital world. Time will tell if this stays an idea or it becomes a concrete plan.

I do know that no matter what I end up doing, I’ll still continue posting on this blog. Because blogging is fun, it’s therapeutic, and more people should do it. Plus, I want to become one of those oldheads with a blog that is 30 years old!