Who I am as a writer is a question I often find myself asking when I am given a writing assignment. This is caused mainly by my belief that I am not a writer and that I do no enjoy writing. To clarify, I do no consider myself a writer in the sense that I do no particularly enjoy transferring my thoughts onto paper or other forms of text. However, I can appreciate the draw some people have towards writing as a means of creating something such as an essay, poem or even a song. For these individuals, writing allows them to construct something tangible to be kept to themselves or to be shared with others. While I fully accept that creating something is a desirable goal, my own preferred method for doing is different. Growing up, I had spent most of my free time playing Legos or building blocks, constructing large towers or small vehicles from Lego pieces. It was something I truly enjoyed to do as a child and is something I still enjoy today. I believe that this love of hands on, physical construction helped to shape my academic career by sparking my interest in the architectural/engineering fields at a young age. Furthermore, I found that I enjoyed my math and science course much more than my English ones. While playing with legos and liking math may seem trivial, they actually played a very important role in creating the person I am today. In order to deal with math problems, one must look at the problem very systematically in order to find the solution. This has carried over into the way I think because when faced with a problem, I more often than not attempt to systematically break down the problem in order to find a solution regardless to the type of problem. This has created a very black and white outlook on life for myself, which sometimes causes problems when the solution may not be so clear-cut.
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I suppose I can also relate since I also feel that writing is not exactly my area of expertise. But like you, I can also appreciate others’ passion for and skills in writing. Although I didn’t grow up building objects with Legos, I also had my own preferences for expressing myself as a child. I honestly believe that our interests and talents are discovered at childhood, and then developed through life, such as your mathematical point of view on solving problems. I might disagree with what you think of as a “very black and white outlook on life” that you created for yourself. Being able to have a certain point of view on something could benefit skills in perspectives.
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