My Journey from Doubt to Development

Gokul KrishnanGokul Krishnan
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“Maybe tech isn’t for me…”
That thought crossed my mind more than once. But here’s how I found my answer.

🎓 Life After Graduation

Right after graduating, I was stuck.

Despite holding a Computer Science degree, I wasn’t sure if tech was really my path.
I kept asking myself:

Should I try teaching? A government job? Or something else entirely?

It wasn’t that I lacked capability - I just lacked clarity.
I wanted to do something meaningful. But the question that haunted me was:

What should I learn? What’s truly meant for me?

🔍 The Phase of Exploration

So I tried exploring.

I dabbled in Data Analytics.
Learned Python, SQL, Excel…
It was interesting, but over time, I hit burnout.

That same emptiness came back.

🎯 The Shift

Then something shifted.

I stopped forcing myself to pick “the right” field.
Instead, I started listening to myself.

I remembered my younger self, wondering how websites worked.
That curiosity was always there - I had just buried it beneath expectations and confusion.

So I dug it out again.
And slowly, step by step, I started building.

🛠️ The Building Begins

🧱 HTML
🎨 CSS
🧠 JavaScript

And with that, I found something that gave me purpose.

I started loving development - the creativity, the problem-solving, the impact

🌍 What I Realized

✅ The tech world will always evolve.
✅ AI might change how we work.
But developers who solve real problems will always be needed.

Today, I’m on the journey to becoming a developer - Not because someone told me to,
But because I finally realized it brings out the best in me.

A Message to Anyone Who Feels Lost

If you’re feeling lost right now - I’ve been there.
But you're not stuck.

Keep exploring.
Keep asking questions.
You’ll find your thing.

This isn’t a success story (yet).
But it’s my story.
And it’s real.

🧠 Let’s Connect

Are you learning to code too? Or feeling stuck like I did?
Leave a comment , let’s grow together. 💬

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