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My Random Life Journey!

A short story about me

By MaulanaPublished 2 years ago 3 min read
My Random Life Journey!
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Hi! I am a boy who is chasing a dream, I am confused about where my true passion is. Why can't I find something I'm really interested in? Do you feel the same as me? Surely some of you feel the same way. Here I will tell you about my very random life journey.

Starting in 2014s during my high school education, I majored in multimedia where I learned about using computers to present text, sound, image, animation and video data which was made as attractive as possible with the tools that were available. Do I regret it? Not immediately. Here I learned a lot about what graphic design is, how to make money with graphic design, and the benefits of graphic design as time goes by. I also mastered several tools by studying when I was at school, such as Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, CorelDraw, Adobe After Effects, and others.

I also joined an illustration community where I live, from here I started making money from making illustrations of my clients' faces. Over time, this skill led me to become a graphic designer at a book publishing company. Where I make book covers as attractive as possible by developing a visual identity to create a design according to the feelings and message the client wants to convey. I also developed opportunities for my skills in the field of graphic design on one of the freelance platforms. At that time, I felt very happy because I had my own income while I was at school, because I could buy things I liked without asking my parents. Then in 2017s, I graduated from high school.

I immediately continued studying in 2017s. Do I continue studying along the same path? No. I chose to major in civil engineering in college instead continuing my previous expertise during high school. Why? I like challenges, and I like to learn new things. When I was in college, I felt different than when I was in high school, I felt that during college it was harder, I had to learn new things that I didn't get before. Is my decision right to take this study? I asked myself why I took a major that clearly deviated from the previous path, even though I still enjoyed it and I had many friends who really supported me. On the other side, I gained different skills and expertise, this made me more confident and think I have no regrets in making this decision. I finished college and got a bachelor's degree in civil engineering in 2023s. Why didn't I graduate on time? Because I spend more time working freelance than focusing on studying, even though I regret it a bit, all of this has been a lesson for me to prioritize what is most important first.

Oh ya, now I am also interested in continuing to learn new things like AI (Artificial Intelligence), I am very impressed with AI technology, because all work can be helped with AI intelligence, just imagine you can use AI technology to help you do your work, create designs/illustrations just by entering a description, etc. It made me very interested in learning about it and knowing how Ai technology works. It's very random isn't it, whatever I want to learn while I'm still able, and until now I don't know what my passion is for sure. I hope that one day I find something that I really like and that makes it a passion in me.

That's my random short journey, I will continue to write all the stories here, see you later, thank you for coming!!

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Maulana

Just a boy caught up in dreams and fantasies

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    Written by Maulana