10+ Years of Losing on the Internet

In high school, I started a YouTube channel with friends. We racked up a few thousand views, but gave it up when we didn’t go viral. As a freshman in college, I started a music blog with friends. We interviewed some famous musicians, but we gave it up because we didn’t know how to make any money. When I found Tim Ferriss’s work as a junior, I started a blog, but gave that up because I didn’t see traction after two months. Thankfully, somewhere between 2020 and 2022, I learned the value of patience. Maybe it was from COVID, but I think it was from learning to code. In July 2021, I did a data science bootcamp because I was afraid my English degree wouldn’t get me a job. I figured I’d work in coding to pay my bills while I built up my reputation as a writer — and somehow, my plan worked. I sucked at coding. I was absolutely terrible. I’d never done it in my life before the bootcamp. But, I pushed through, drank iced coffee by the gallon, and got myself a job on the data team at American E

In high school, I started a YouTube channel with friends. We racked up a few thousand views, but gave it up when we didn’t go viral. As a freshman in college, I started a music blog with friends. We interviewed some famous musicians, but we gave it up because we didn’t know how to make any money. When I found Tim Ferriss’s work as a junior, I started a blog, but gave that up because I didn’t see traction after two months. Thankfully, somewhere between 2020 and 2022, I learned the value of patience. Maybe it was from COVID, but I think it was from learning to code. In July 2021, I did a data sc