Beyond the noise

I've been reading, collecting, and storing most of what I enjoy finding on the web. From blog posts to cool crafts, from CodePens to full-fledged apps, and from working theorys to career path tips and advice. Yet, every now and then, I ask myself: should I focus on something else?

I truly enjoy being at the forefront of new discoveries, new techniques, and people breaking the status quo in my craft. However, I may be too immersed in what I like to see, that I don't get to do what I want to achieve. It's as if I'm already deep in a city of ingenuity and creativity, but I must get myself out of there to build something worthy of that particular forest.

I've been following the well-trodden paths, of course. Honing my fundamentals and working on myself to get my skills to a certain degree where they can be useful to a company. For the past 2 years, I've been living just that - waking up, going to work, coming back to prepare myself more, and then going back to sleep to repeat the cycle.

The moments I enjoy myself more are when I'm back in that city, where anything can be built - whether it's a solution to a problem, a cool crafty experiment, or just an exploration of some sort, something completely different. What I'm seeing is just an interpretation of the author's mind.

What if the city's noise is what I need? What if I tend to come back to it and feel great in it because that's where I belong, or at least want to? I've always felt the actual city noise might be distracting, loud, and disturbing to a certain degree. Yet, I live in one that I knew I never wanted to live in, unless it's for a bigger, crazier city. But what if the noise is what I need?

Now, coming back to that analogy, what if I also need to embrace the noise from the web and move in it, instead of just paying it a visit when I've got the chance? The noise might be worth it, as it's not just noise, but a language I enjoy but still have to understand.