Week 0 – Day 1: Deciding My Journey & Learning GitHub
After saying Hello World, today I took the first real step in shaping my 8-week indie creator journey.
🗂️ Deciding the sequence of my app creator journey
I realized that how I order my projects matters. Each week should build a new skill that helps me create the next app.
So I’ll start with simple, foundational projects that focus on user experience—like a tiny habit tracker for Morning Goals & Evening Gratitude. Once I’m comfortable with UI and basic data flow, I’ll move toward AI-interactive projects, like reading companions for my students, or language tools for refugee camps.
This sequence feels like learning to walk before I run—layering small wins toward bigger ideas.
🌐 Learning GitHub & Jekyll to host this website
Today I also brought this website to life at chaistudio.org.
Here’s what I learned:
- Jekyll is a static site generator that converts Markdown into a styled website
- Git is like a time machine for files—it tracks every change
- GitHub Pages automatically runs Jekyll and hosts my site for free
- I can connect my own domain, making the site feel truly mine
I went from “what is a repo?” to creating one, uploading a theme, editing _config.yml, and seeing my site go live.
🌱 Reflections
Even though this was just a technical foundation, it already feels like a breakthrough.
Learning new tools feels like learning a new language—confusing at first, but gradually the pieces start to connect. And seeing chaistudio.org load for the first time was a tiny but powerful win.
Tomorrow, I’ll keep building—step by step.