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The journey started with pen and paper. I used the same kind of notebook that I use to keep a diary. I had only heard of REST APIs. A little. Like what they were... And slowly, over the next 6 months, I picked up the structural understanding and shipped a consumer intelligence platform.
I am now building an MCP wrapper for Signalwatch. The right internship even pays $20 - $30 per hour. Previously, the highest I earned per hour was $2.2.
It was not earning more dollars that got me on this path. It was a clique that probably played a prank and told me that a person from wher I come from should not handle queries from certain big clients. long story..., and a positive outcome.
It is a lifetime journey now.
Now I want to know what Rest API’s are… I don’t know if it’s related to my field
Back in 2018, I thought good writing meant sounding smart.
Long sentences. Bigger words. The kind of copy that made me feel like a "real writer."
That's what I believed when I started out.
I'd spend hours polishing a LinkedIn post until it sounded impressive... because to me, impressive meant credible.
What nobody told me was that nobody was actually reading it.
I didn't argue with myself. I just kept writing the same way.
And then something happened that quietly changed everything.
I posted two versions of the same idea, days apart. One dressed up. One stripped down to how I'd actually say it out loud.
The simple one got more engagement...
Not a little more. Enough that I couldn't ignore it.
So I sat with that for a while.
Because if simple worked better, what was all that "sounding smart" actually for?
It wasn't for the reader. It was for me.
It was my ego dressed up as expertise.
So I started writing the way I talk. Plain. Direct. One idea per line.
Slower to feel proud of at first... but it worked.
And now, when I write a post, I ask one question before I publish it:
"Would I say this out loud to a friend, or does it just sound good on paper?"
If it only sounds good on paper, I rewrite it.
Because good writing was never about sounding smart.
It was about being understood.
What's a lesson about writing you had to unlearn the hard way?
Excited to share — I just finished putting together my portfolio website on Canva! 🎉
It walks through my work as a Virtual Assistant and Administrative Specialist, from calendar and inbox management to lead generation and financial data entry along with a few client testimonials and the tools I use day to day.
Would love for you to take a look and let me know what you think.
Always open to new projects and collaborations, so feel free to reach out if you or someone you know could use some administrative support.
