More interested in building than talking about it
Small annoyances turn into projects if you do not ignore them. There is no bright line between a tiny tool and something people rely on every day.
NotesI've always been more interested in building than talking about building.
The way most things get built is less planned than people think. You notice something slightly off. Not broken enough that anyone complains loudly, but broken enough that you keep thinking about it. That's usually where it starts.
If you pay attention to those moments, you end up with a list of small annoyances. If you ignore them, they stay small. If you don't, they turn into projects.
Most of what I've built came from that. Not big ideas, just things that felt unnecessarily slow or complicated. The interesting part is that once you start fixing one, you begin to see others everywhere. It's almost like training your taste. You get better at noticing what shouldn't exist in its current form.
There's no clear line between a small tool and something people use every day. The difference is often just whether you keep going.