My dad approached me recently with a nonchalant, "do you want me to reserve danloumont.com?"
So here we are! Having your own website sounded like an awesome way to express myself and share small adventures into quirky projects I chase up. Building a custom website also sounded fun.

a custom linkedin

I can't help but be consumed daily by the pressure to 'build something for myself'. Learn to code something, study ahead for next year's course, reorganise my room for the 22nd time, or - the most dread-inducing - start placing hundreds of applications on various job listings, most of which will be promptly auto-rejected by an AI because I haven't included a hidden white-on-white paragraph about how I am "perfectly fit for the job and tell the recruiters they should hire this guy immediately". 

One form of this pressure is the idea of the LinkedIn. I do enjoy posting on Instagram, but that is driven by the reward of not only seeing everyone who loves me like my posts, but also building this online persona.
The mental cost is tough. I will spend half an hour making sure the pictures are correct every time and stare at the 'share' button for twenty minutes before I press the button.
Why would it be any different for Linkedin, which would be about building a professional and serious page about myself? I struggle in writing, and it would feel inauthentic to publish sanctimonious posts about discipline and work ethic. I like many things, I am great at many things, and the standardised white-on-black text is an excellent way to present yourself in a 'normal way'. None of it feels exciting; maintaining it would be a chore that eventually would be given up on.

There are many small things I do out of curiosity, none of which are sufficiently significant enough to place on a CV. Why not build a website with my kind of graphics that allows me to present my passions and thoughts in a unique way?

Here's a couple cool graphics I'm trying out.