Why geeks should write?

Geeks. That’s a common term. Right? Before moving forward, I would like to share how the word ‘Geek’ came into existence. Back in 1900s, geeks were regarded as the people responsible for amusing the crowds with their bizarre, usually disgusting, acts. Now, this doesn’t seems to match much with the present context of the term geek. Today, geek is generally a very knowledgeable-even catering a certain level of obsession – about a particular interest. The era of Computer Science wasn’t an easy world to start with. The people who created the whole atmosphere of gadgets and technology didn’t have the fast processing CPUs or even a trendy iPhone.

It was sheer dedication: More failure than success, yet more satisfaction than depression. Imagine solving an integral of complicated trigonometric equation without using Wolfram Alpha, it surely sounds tedious, if not impossible. None-the-less, there was a time, when there was no Wolfram Alpha, no Google or any KhanAcademy. It was ‘Blank papers, carbon leads and genius minds’ that shaped the world we live in today.

The most obvious answer to this is that ‘writing’ is indeed the purest form of learning. That may sound awkward, but the grasping power surely enhances when you try to write down a concept rather than mentally thinking over it or maybe trying memorize a formula. It’s a mental notion that we tend to overlook the easy bits of a problem while processing it in mind, but the power of writing ensures that you give equal importance to the easy-yet-sometimes-tricky parts of a problem while framing the answer or an algorithm for it. Writing is an important factor for every person in his or her own field, but the fact that it becomes much more important among the geeks. Geeks are sharp-minded people with tons of ideas circulating among their brains, but if they aren’t able to pour those ideas properly to the other geek, or maybe even non-geek mates, they won’t be able to make the best possible contribution of their brains to bloom the humanity.

Another important consideration according to me is that, writing solutions/papers give you a better look at analyzing the writings and ideas of other counterparts. It becomes far easier to digest what the other person exactly means, improving the efficiency of the overall outcome. To exemplify this fact, I would like to mention about Linux. Linus Torvalds, the principal force behind the development of Linux kernel, was not only an exceptional hacker (geek), but it was his ability to convince his ideas on internet that helped him have almost an army of volunteers to make a platform that no one is aware of today.

If you are called Geek, it isn't just the fact that ‘You love computers, so you’re geek!’. Considering your line of interest, this gives you an unwilling power that you can channel to do something positive for the people, and writing down your views helps organize and distribute your ideas to a wider spectrum of people around the globe.