Notes on "personal growth"

I’m just reminded of the growth curve Andrew Kelley showed in his talk A Practical Guide to Applying Data Oriented Design. I watched it several days ago and realized I’m now at a plateau of my own. Back in university, I built a solid foundation in web frontend and landed a job in it. Now I’ve hit another bottleneck, eager to jump to the next stage. Andrew found his trigger in a book; I’m still looking for mine. But two strategies are already in my mind: writing and starting my own projects. I bet that producing and creating will push me to evolve.

Happy holidays! At the end of 2025, I’m starting a blog. I’ve already written several entries and feel confident I can keep it going.

Here I talk about my past attempts, the writers who inspired me, the motivation, the topics to cover, and the approach I’m taking. It’s my version of a blogging manifesto.