React Refactor & Finding My Voice

Hii!! I made a lot of progress today towards a tedious task on my to-do list! I am refactoring my portfolio webpage in React! Building and bundling will be handled by Vite, so I can still deploy the static pages for "free" from my domain host's file registry without requiring a live server environment... for now. I am getting steadily better at clawing my way toward implementing some sort of CI/CD workflow to keep this darn thing current. I really want to eventually build fully dynamic features into linuxgrrrl.com - to build this into my personalized little corner of the internet and create fun, interactive and collaborative experiences!

I am learning how to build faster than ever by taking on the huge, daunting project that is MindCap. I was totally stuck in Intermediate Hell for far too long - combing documentation, going way too hard on learning the intricate mathematical aspects, completing little assignments and tutorials without building anything substantial. The pieces are falling together in ways I had never imagined.

I was feeling guilty for letting AI write my previous blog posts. I was stuck in a writer's block mindset - really more of a shame vortex, that I've always struggled with - and I forgot that I have a voice worth expressing. Honestly, AI has really been helping me re-find my voice and self-esteem. It's been helping me keep track of and stay on top of an enormously complex project. It helps me think, it's incredible. I feel like a fanatic evangelist, but for real it feels like something has been unlocked. I'm still learning how to work with my new thinking tool. "Partner" is the wrong word. AI is very clever, but it is still a machine with limits. Limits that hold AI more in check than the human capacity for reaching past and breaking through previously held ceilings.

I still have so much to learn, the technology, industry, and culture surrounding AI are changing SO QUICKLY. I am so excited for the ways that we can grow and live our lives more fully - to examine our own minds and solve the problems that plague humanity with increasing integrity. And to find our joy along the way!