Learning in Public - An Introduction

I want to confront my fear of failure, because I believe many people struggling with it are all too familiar with the self-doubt it brings. It's much easier to avoid failure when you don't make an effort, and it's simpler to avoid being wrong when you don't take risks. But by steering clear of trying out of fear, we also prevent ourselves from growing.

It's true that so many times we avoid doing things we know will help us become better at our job or make our lives easier for the simple reason that we don't have all the necessary skills.

Here, in this experiment, I want to challenge that, I will learn in front of you, by sharing weekly stuff I'm working on and explain new concepts that I've learned. It's a tool for me to be held accountable and to share my success but most importantly my failures, in the hope that it might help someone.

When you start to view life as a series of experiments, you break free from the grip of fear. An experiment, by its nature, is a test designed to either prove or disprove a hypothesis, and often, we learn more from a failed experiment than from one that confirms our beliefs.

I recall a powerful statement I first heard in a high school philosophy class. Our teacher told us that asking questions is more important than finding answers. I couldn't agree more. Questions fuel our curiosity; they drive us to explore, dig deeper, and try new things. It's how children learn about the world, by asking questions, running their own experiments, and growing through the process. Right now, the question fueling my curiosity is: What might happen if I publish this post?

I’d like to think that those who know me will root for my success, while those who don’t may be indifferent. Either way, I’m conducting this experiment, and who knows, nothing remarkable may come of it. But I refuse to accept that answer without seeing it through.