Alright, let’s talk about this whole “ryan nordin” thing. Not the man himself, you know, but the ideas, the stuff you hear floating around. I got tangled up in it a while back, not by choice, really, more like I stumbled into it.
I was in a rut. A real deep one. Clocking in, clocking out, same old grind. Felt like my brain was turning to mush. I kept thinking, there’s gotta be more than this, right? I was poking around online, trying to find some spark, some way to actually do something different, not just dream about it.
So, I Gave It a Shot
That’s when I bumped into some articles, some chatter about building skills, not just collecting degrees. Stuff that sounded a bit like what this nordin fella talks about – you know, learn by doing, create your own path, that kind of thing. My first thought? “Yeah, right. Easy for them to say.” Sounded like a lot of fluff, honestly. But then, a part of me, the part that was sick of the mush-brain feeling, thought, “Well, what have I actually got to lose by trying?”
So, I picked a skill. Something I was always kinda curious about but never thought I could actually learn, let alone make a buck from. I didn’t sign up for some fancy course. Nah, I just started. Found some free stuff online, some tutorials, and just began tinkering. It was a disaster at first. Seriously. I remember spending a whole weekend trying to get one tiny thing to work, and I just couldn’t. Wanted to throw my computer out the window.
- I spent hours, man, just hours, going down rabbit holes.
- Made a ton of mistakes. Some really dumb ones, looking back.
- Felt like an idiot most of the time, if I’m being honest.
But here’s the kicker: I kept going. Every little win, no matter how small, felt huge. I wasn’t just reading about stuff; I was building things, even if they were clunky and barely worked. I started a small project, something just for myself, to practice. Then I did another. Each time, it got a tiny bit easier. I wasn’t aiming for perfection. I was just aiming to do.
Where I Landed
Now, did I suddenly become some super successful guru? Nope. Not even close. But here’s what did happen: I actually learned that skill. I managed to pick up a few small freelance gigs with it. Little things, nothing glamorous. But it was real. I made money from something I taught myself, from scratch, just by plugging away at it. The feeling was pretty incredible, not gonna lie.
Looking back, this whole “ryan nordin” inspired journey, or whatever you want to call my little experiment, it wasn’t about some magic formula. It was about getting off my butt and doing the work. It was messy. It was frustrating. There were plenty of times I thought, “This is stupid, I should just quit.” But pushing through that, actually creating something, even something small, that’s where the real learning happened. It’s not about grand theories; it’s about getting your hands dirty. That’s the long and short of it from my end.
