Labels we give ourselves

and outgrowing them

Rahul Ravikumar (https://rr2.dev)
Have you ever thought

I'm not a numbers person.

Mine was frontend.

My first job title
Production Engineer

Called first when websites or services break.

I took on more development work. The title caught up.

A title is just a label. Labels peel off.

Looking back, a few of the moments that showed me labels don't stick
Back in college, job huntingDifferent branches. Same new label. I thought your degree decided what you'd do for life.
Every year at workNew grads moved fast. My shirt was full of labels. Theirs was blank.
The label I had for myself

I'm not a frontend person.

  • I didn't enjoy it.
  • I didn't think I was skilled enough.
  • I always had ideas.
  • But I was sure I'd never build a good UI.
Then two things changed
In me

I stopped deciding what I wasn't before I'd even tried.

In the tools

AI helped me peel labels off faster.

Built solo, and faster than I ever thought possible
Flight Over Me

Which plane is flying over me right now? flightoverme.pages.dev ↗

Soifood · Bangkok hackathon

Solo, against teams of [N]. A working web app in 24 hours.

Read about my experience here ↗

Top 10

The Reading Room

I didn't like how Goodreads looked, so I built a room you can walk around in.

Open the live room ↗
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How I learn new things

  1. Ask AI to teach you

    “Explain it like I'm five.”“Break it down from first principles.”“Rewrite it in Simplified Technical English.”

  2. Follow the experts

    Find the best people in the field you want to learn, and follow their work on X, Substack, blogs or YouTube.

  3. See what's working now

    The last30days skill sums up what people on Reddit, X and the web are saying about any topic this month. github.com/mvanhorn/last30days-skill ↗

  4. Start building

    Don't wait until you've studied everything or feel ready. Build something small and learn as you go.

Your 30-day challenge

Pick one label you've given yourself. Build one small thing outside it.

For example
Not creative?Design a poster.
Not technical?Build a tiny website with AI.
Stuck on the first step? I'll help.

Anything technical. Free, no strings attached.

Book a callhttps://meet.rr2.dev ↗
Or email merahul@rr2.dev
Your turn! Open discussion

What labels have you given yourself?

Which ones have you outgrown?Which ones are you working on?

Question your title. See beyond it. Build beyond it.

You can just do things.

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