QA architect shares the unglamorous truth about finally publishing on Medium after years of "I'll do it tomorrow"
Fellow developers, let's talk about that thing we all do...
You know - bookmarking articles to "read later" (never), adding TODOs we'll "definitely complete" (won't), and those side projects gathering dust in our repos.
My Medium reminder sat in Apple Notes for YEARS 😅
The Procrastination Timeline:
2019: "I should write on Medium"
2020: pandemic excuse
2021: "After this sprint"
2022: "When I learn more"
2023: "This is THE year"
2024: Actually did it
What Finally Worked:
The Problem: Stuck writing Confluence docs nobody reads The Catalyst: Built GenAI POCs that actually worked The Realization: I had knowledge worth sharing
The Journey:
- March-July: Tutorial hell (Coursera, Udemy, YouTube)
- Discovered "publications" (was today years old)
- Publish button = production deployment anxiety
- First clap notification = better than green CI/CD pipeline
- Key Takeaways for Fellow Devs:
- Your imposter syndrome is lying
- People want technical content without buzzword soup
- That "perfect time" isn't coming
- Start messy, improve later
Read the full journey (with all the embarrassing details):
Medium
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