Algorithm control

Towards the latter month of last year, I got inspired to make content on Instagram. I picked up a camera, and shot the content spontaneously. I edited and I loved it. I showed a few friends, I was encouraged, and I made adjustments when I was told. I battled anxiety about uploading the video, but I did it anyway. I hadn't expected much from the video, but it did better than I thought. The views, the likes and comments, were great.

I felt encouraged to make another video. I did proper planning with the script. I bought myself a light to make it better. Cinematic shorts, as I like to call them, this time did not be as great as the first one. I felt discouraged and wanted to delete all the videos and disappear like I used to.

I spent awhile wondering what went wrong, my enthusiasm drowned, and I felt the urge to delete everything I'd uploaded. I later remembered why I started in the first place, why I do what I do. Creatives create to be happy, to express ourselves, to show our creativity. It is our way of telling the world that we exist, we are here, we are alive.

Social media have become a significant factor in society, and we have no choice but to move with them. We must be careful so that we do not get overwhelmed by it. The algorithm does not define your potential or the authenticity of your work. If you have fewer likes or views, it doesn't make you make your work a failure. You must remember why you created it in the first place and encourage yourself at all times.