People can define themselves in many ways, be it the people they are with, places they have visited, things they have experienced, or in this case, things they have created. Looking at what has always attracted me in computers, the latter is the way I would like to define myself the most. In that way, computers are the ultimate creativity engine: infinitely reusable with minimum amount of resources.
It is easy to get lost in day to day routine or wonder about the meaning of life.
A simple way to stop meaningless wanderings is to keep going back to what you have accomplished… big or small. Make stuff. Create art. Build or repair things.
I said simple. Not easy.
I have been thinking about this for a good part of two years and I still struggle with keeping this mental compass.