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Jigin Vp
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A Hard Refresh - Taking a Break (Sort of) โ€“ My First Step Toward Change

Hey there! ๐Ÿ‘‹

This is my very first blog post on dev.to, and honestly, it feels both exciting and a little nerve-wracking to put my thoughts out here. But thatโ€™s exactly why Iโ€™m doing this โ€” to step out of my comfort zone and start something different.

A Quick Intro ๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿ’ป

Iโ€™m Jigin, a developer whoโ€™s been deep in the code trenches for the past couple of years โ€” mostly Android and backend stuff. I love solving problems, debugging tricky issues, and getting that sweet satisfaction of โ€œYes! It finally works!โ€ (Weโ€™ve all been there, right? ๐Ÿ˜…)

But somewhere along the way, I realized something:

Iโ€™ve been living with technology, but not really living outside of it.

The Routine

Wake up โ†’ laptop โ†’ code โ†’ eat โ†’ code โ†’ sleep โ†’ repeat.
Thatโ€™s been my loop for a long time. I wasnโ€™t exploring, meeting new people, or growing outside of code. It hit me that I was becoming more of a machine than the ones I work with.

Why Iโ€™m Here

So here I am โ€” on dev.to โ€” hoping to connect with like-minded developers, share what I know, learn from all of you, and justโ€ฆ grow. Not just as a dev, but as a person too.

This post is me saying โ€œIโ€™m hitting refresh.โ€
Not on my browser. On myself.

Whatโ€™s Next?

Iโ€™ll be sharing things I learn, stuff I break (and fix), random dev thoughts, and maybe even some personal growth updates. If any of that sounds interesting, feel free to follow along. Or drop a comment โ€” Iโ€™d love to say hi!

Thanks for reading, and hereโ€™s to new beginnings! ๐Ÿš€

Signing off --- Jigin

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