I have been writing technical articles since 2022. My passion for technology has been built on writing. I have loved it even before I realized I wanted to go into software development. I used to write poems that got published while in school, so writing technical articles when I started coding was not a big deal for me. I have always written.
In fact, my parents used to say I would be like Chimamanda Adichie. Because not only did I know how to coin words, I knew how to express them in speech, and I also loved to read, which helped me greatly in writing with ease. At some point, while in secondary school, I considered becoming a writer and studying Literature just so I could write and speak. It always gave me joy.
But recently, I find myself struggling to do one of the things I would normally term ‘easiest’ to do.
This struggle started creeping in gradually in 2024. When ChatGPT came on board.
I still continued writing, and I had my articles featured on Dev. to amongst the 7 most read articles.
Some of my articles climbed to 40,000 reads, numerous comments, and likes. And in 2025, my new article also got featured on hasnode but in the heat of AI and arguments on AI being able to do everything, I wrote only two articles, and I paused.
I was confused, I was in doubt, I had questions: “Will people need to read articles on asynchronous functions, supervised learning, JavaScript, Python, and more, if AI can simply provide all the information?”
Secondly, I was confused because I have been a web developer all this time. Mostly writing and building frontend applications, hence most of my articles covered the web and JavaScript. But with this new excitement, I didn’t just want to stick only to the web; I wanted to branch into machine learning. This also made me pause to reflect. What started as a short-term pause in February 2025 turned into a full year of not writing any technical articles. I feel like crying as I type this. It hurts me more than I ever thought it would.
I have many excuses. Another would definitely be that I want to start a YouTube channel and be active on social media instead of writing. But I have asked so many questions. Can I edit videos? Do I really want to keep talking and explaining technology concepts instead of simply penning them down as articles? And right now, it has dawned on me. I don’t know how consistent I can be with explaining concepts via speech as opposed to writing them down, which is easier and smoother for me.
I have been stalling, waiting, postponing this, telling myself I am too busy, telling myself AI can explain everything, telling myself YouTube is better now, as people don’t read anymore. But it feels like something is missing. Like, I am not doing one of the things I am meant to be doing, and it hurts, it breaks my heart so much.
This is my first piece in one year, and truly, this morning, 7:50 am, 22nd February, 2026, thinking deeply about what could have been if I had not stopped writing, I decided to just write.
I have no will for any aspire to perspire, but I guess we will all figure it out. The questions, the doubts. If you are like me, then write.
JUST WRITE.
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