The shift from artistic endeavors

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The shift from artistic endeavors

hi.
I am Adityaraj H. I am in my final year of engineering. I have had quite a journey, but I recently made a switch. I am not entirely sure blogs are extremely relevant these days, but documentation of my work is. That is what I plan to do. Document my work here and hold myself accountable for the consistency.

I used to be a competent and fairly competitive academic student. It was easy back then, but I cared. I lost it somewhere. I never lost my cognitive abilities and my ability to critically think but I got more involved in the creative space. It excited me, the razzle-dazzle. I got in and immediately got my hands dirty. I joined a creative start-up in 2020 October as a content writer. I had a newfound passion for writing during the lockdown. It was greatly utilized. I found people who respected art and pursued it passionately. It wasn't frowned upon here, unlike what I had watched growing up. It was a great space to explore art, social media, marketing, business and much more. We conducted concerts, flea markets, open mics and many specially curated events that facilitated artists and many newer art forms. I handled social media, headed internship programs and was promoted to strategist recently. I have switched to Website Administration for the past 4 months and I have felt a certain homecoming to technology and academics ever since. These were thoroughly impactful 2-3 years of my early adulthood. Alongside, I was also pursuing B.Tech from Pune.

In my tenure of exploring my options, I realized I am interested in art and artistic endeavors but from a business point of view. I still enjoy writing poetry or playing the keys from time to time or philosophizing the shit out of something Fitzgerald said a century ago, but I have realized the diabolical ROI and my constant requirement to be mentally challenged has pushed me back to my older self. I wouldn't say I am disappointed in myself or expected more but I am intrigued now. It seems different this time around.

Currently working on building my portfolio and a few other projects. Will keep everyone updated!!