My First Post

Okay, here I am. I have started my own blog, and I am finally putting some of my writing out there. I have been planning to make some sort of content on the internet for some time now. I always thought it was going to be a Youtube channel or a podcast. I do still plan to do both of these things in the not-so-distant future. 

I have been thinking a lot about what to write for my first post. I had this idea that it had to be long, insightful, funny, and profound. It had to be the best thing ever! But that’s stupid. How am I suppose to start at the top? No one does that. We see big sports stars performing at the peak of their power, winning championships, glory, and fame. However! we never see the countless hours of tedious practice or grueling grinding one has to put in to be at the top. We see a YouTuber we like. We look at their amazing production and high subscriber count. We think that we have to start there or we are a failure. 

We compare ourselves to others, which is always a mistake since we are all different. Don’t look at others who already have done all the grinding. I find that when I look back at Youtubers I like and watch their first video. They are more often than not really bad. Or at least not as good as their current content. That is what this post is, some practice.

There is so much to think of when starting something new. I was overthinking everything. What colors should I use? What is the layout going to look like? What am I going to write about? How do I structure it? What is my niche? And how do you even pronounce “niche”? I am still trying to figure that one out. The answer to all these questions are, of course, don’t worry you will figure it out down the line. 

The logic of not doing something because you don’t start at the top is straight-up stupid. If we all did that then nothing would ever get done. “I can’t start taking driving lessons I don’t know how to drive, what if I suck at it?” You will, but you will learn it. No one starts knowing how to drive a car. I failed my driving test twice, but today I consider myself to be a damn good driver (like everyone else). You fail and then you try again and again, and again. To master something you have to spend like a million hours on it. I don’t know how many hours, but it’s a lot. 

I think a lot of people have doubts before trying something new. The question is why? Here are some of the things I worried about beforehand.

What if I suck at writing? – you will, but you will get better.

What if no one is reading it? – Then they won’t, who cares? you only do it as a hobby 

What am I going to write about? – Just write something dammit

Everything has already been said – Then be silent for the rest of your life

What if I don’t like it after a while? – Then stop or take a break.

How do you pronounce “niche”? – I still don’t know 

What if I accidentally plagiarise someone or use the wrong pictures? – WHAT?!? What kind of logic is that? you worry too much man, it’s just for fun. 

So here it is, my first post. I really did not plan to ramble on. It was meant to be something quick so that the pressure of writing my first post would be eliminated. I realize that I have to do something similar for my podcast or Youtube (we will cross that bridge when we get to it). This post is going to be something I can look back on. And if nothing else. If it all fails spectacularly, at least I can say, “I did it.”