I opened my editor thinking, “I’ll just make a simple portfolio.”
A few hours later, I was debating whether a section deserved to exist and removing features that “looked nice but contributed nothing.” That’s when I knew I was in trouble.
What started as a basic website slowly turned into something I kept refining like a real product. I tweaked spacing more times than I’m proud of. I deleted entire sections because they felt fake. I refactored things that technically worked but didn’t feel right.
Now it’s less of a portfolio and more of a public record of how my brain behaves when I build something.
You’ll find AI experiments, full stack projects, and systems that exist because they solve a problem, not because they make the page look busy. It’s fast, clean, and slightly overthought. Which feels accurate.
This portfolio isn’t finished. Every time I learn something new, I go back and change it. Which is also why it keeps “accidentally” getting better.
If you’re a recruiter, this is how I approach work.
If you’re a developer, you already know how “I’ll just fix one thing” goes.
Here’s the result of that decision
https://arishali.vercel.app/
Feedback welcome. Emotional support optional.
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