Where The Hell Did I go - Day 4 Log

Building while learning

People who’ve been reading my articles regularly might be wondering—where did this jarhead vanish after posting like a maniac for three straight days, and then suddenly went completely silent?

Was it due to a dip in motivation? Or is he just “all talk, no walk”?

The truth is—a lot happened in the last 10 days in my personal life, and because of that, I had to shut everything down.
What happened exactly? Well… I’m not comfortable sharing that here, so I’ll keep it to myself.

All I can say is—some of my close ones need me right now. So expect a few irregularities in my blogs over the next 10–15 days.

And thanks for listening. Whoever’s reading this—you’re awesome. Truly.

The Progress

Yesterday, after a long 7-day gap, I finally sat down and revisited my strategy.

To be honest, the way I was learning Next.js was boring me to death. I was just watching tutorials and building those tiny, clone-style apps.

But as a solo developer, my main focus is to learn, upskill, and ship fast.

So, I’ve decided to switch completely to the official Next.js docs. If I ever get stuck, I’ll watch videos to fill in the gaps.

Reading documentation is speeding things up—and I need that speed!

In one of my earlier articles, I mentioned that I have some product ideas in my head that I want to turn into reality. And for that, Next.js is a key tool in my arsenal.

I’ve already created a landing page to collect emails for this upcoming product. I plan to build it publicly—and Twitter (X) is going to be my place to share updates.

What’s the product?
Check out this landing page for a rough idea of what I’m working on:
👉 Landing Page
=> Do sign up for the updates!!

Man… being a solo developer means I have to:

✅ Learn to build stuff
✅ Learn to design logos, banners, and visuals
✅ Learn to market myself
✅ Learn sales and communication

These are all the things I realized while smashing my head against Canva, trying to make logos and banners.

At the end of the day, Sora saved me.
I actually liked the logo I made. Of course, a professional designer could’ve done way better—but given my current skills, it felt like a solid win. (Big thanks to Sora ❤️)

Go check out the landing page—I promise you’ll get a decent sense of what’s coming.

I’ll share everything in detail in my next blog (dropping in the next 2-3 days). So stay tuned!

Abhay Raj, signing out

📅 June 12, 2025

P.S.
I just checked my previous blog where I promised to write about history.pushState. I’m really sorry for the delay. I haven’t forgotten—I’ll cover it properly in the next post. It’s gonna be a long one, I can feel it. :)