Wednesday, September 16, 2020 @ Lleida, Spain

Lately, I have been investing a lot of time in learning coding languages. I’m currently learning R, a very basic statistical language, and just the mention of “coding” is somewhat embarrassing since I’m at such a fundamental level. With R, I am learning how to draw various implementable graphs and am also learning very basic statistical analysis methods. Although there aren’t many good statistical programs available for free, R has the advantage of being free to use. Moreover, I am studying R and investing time in it, as it allows me to apply the statistical methods I think of in the way I want, rather than just clicking.

I recently started studying VBA as well. Most of my data work is done in Excel, and I realized that the majority of tasks consuming my time were simple and repetitive. So, I began studying the VBA language to minimize this repetitive work. When I see a task that I used to repeat 10 times now being completed in just a few seconds through the code I wrote, I feel a thrill that leads me to explore and study the language even more.

The thrilling moment when my language is executed by someone else

I hope that I can experience this kind of moment not only in the language of coding but also in human language. To do so, I will undoubtedly need to study the language of those I’m communicating with. If coding lines were like alien languages that I couldn’t understand in the past, now I can somewhat understand even a long code by breaking it down and reading it slowly, grasping the principles behind it. I believe effort is needed to understand the language of others in human relationships as well.

In the past, someone told me, “It’s okay,” and I naively replied, “Alright, I got it,” only to find myself in an awkward situation. I had asked if they were okay, and they said they were, so I simply assumed everything was fine. Later, I received a reprimand for lacking empathy. Perhaps there was a unique nuance to that person’s language, and my failure to take the time to learn and empathize with it led to that consequence.

On the contrary, it makes me think about how others perceive the rules or patterns of my communication.

I hope that the rules of my language, as perceived by others, are simple, clear, and straightforward

Just like the code I listed is simple and clear, containing only what I need, I wish that the words I convey to others would be just as clear and unambiguous, reflecting my unique values and philosophy, much like my unique coding language.