2025 Blog

  The best advice I ever heard is this: "You don’t have to be perfect, you just have to start."   We’ve all experienced the pull of procrastination, waiting for the perfect conditions that rarely come. But the truth is, progress begins the moment you act. The first step builds momentum, pushing you forward even when you feel uncertain. Each experience teaches valuable lessons, and mistakes are not failures but steppingstones to growth. The only way to improve is to try, stumble, learn, and keep going. Mistakes aren’t obstacles; they’re essential to mastery.   A writer who waits for the perfect words to come will never fill a page. An entrepreneur who waits for the perfect business idea will never launch a company. A musician who fears hitting the wrong notes will never play a song. The secret to growth is in doing, not just in planning. No one starts as an expert—every master was once a beginner. The difference between those who succeed and those who don’t is not ta...

I am a first-year student at the University of Oulu. Ever since primary school, I have found my problem-solving skills quite good. When I was in high school, I honestly had no idea what I would study after graduating. I did my research and concluded that information processing was the most suitable option for me. I was thinking about some engineering programs too, but I didn’t study advanced mathematics in high school, so that ruled out that option for me. However, I have always been interested in technology and computers, which made information processing a natural choice.   In my short career as a student, I haven’t possessed any technical skills that are worth mentioning. I can write some beginner-level code, but I doubt my skills are worth anything to any employer yet. Hopefully, I am going to study a lot this spring and make the advancements I need to put myself out there. In addition to coursework, I plan to work on personal projects and online courses to strengthen my progra...