nothing matters

for a very long time, i told myself i couldn’t do certain things—because i didn’t have the right skills, because it was out of my reach, because i might embarrass myself. that thought has played on a loop in the back of my mind since i was younger. i’ve always wanted to try new things, but i’ve been too scared to go for it.

this past year has been transformative for a lot of reasons. one of them is that i’ve just started saying yes to the scary, unfamiliar things.

one of my favorite things to say is “nothing matters.”

not in a pessimistic, nihilist way—i promise.

i’ve been thinking a lot about my future, where i want to be in 2, 5, or 10 years. and i realized one of the only ways to get there is to put myself out there more.

so i started posting blogs about the things i like.

i’m not expecting people to like them, share them, or whatever. i’m not doing it for anyone but me.

i am cool. i like cool things. and i like to write in lowercase about the cool things i like.

i was so nervous to start posting these because they weren’t a typical “linkedin” post. then i remembered—nothing matters. i’m going to be my genuine self, whether it’s seen as “professional” or not.

i cannot wait to look back on this in 20 years.