About a week ago, Picmal reached 200 users.

For some people that number might feel small. For others, big. For me, it’s symbolic.

When I was 15, partly out of curiosity and partly out of boredom, I started a forum that mixed two things I loved at the time: football and video games. I called it futbolgame. Not very original.

I didn’t have a plan. I didn’t think about growth, positioning, or marketing. I just wanted to build something. And somehow, without really understanding how, that forum also passed the 200 registered users mark.

What surprised me most was not the number itself, but everything that came with it.

I started learning Photoshop because some users wanted banners for their profiles. I met people I never saw in real life but spent hours talking with, mostly about football. The forum never became anything big, but it gave me something more valuable at that age: curiosity, momentum, and the feeling of creating something that mattered to a few people.

Looking back, I realize how easy it is to overcomplicate things now. We obsess over names, branding, positioning, storytelling. We try to make everything perfect before it even exists. And often, that’s exactly what kills the idea.

Back then, I had no strategy. No expectations. I just made things, learned along the way, and enjoyed the process.

And honestly, that’s still what matters most.

If you enjoy creating, the rest is secondary. You never really know if something will turn into a living until you try. And you cannot force yourself to care about an idea just because it sounds good on paper. Real interest does not come from an idea bank. It comes from being genuinely curious, from wanting to understand a problem, from spending time with it.

That is where the best things come from.

I am not in a position to give advice, but if there is one thing I believe in, it is this: create if you feel the urge to create. Follow what genuinely pulls you. Try things. Express yourself.

In a world where everything is measured, optimized, and packaged, seeing someone do something honestly and without pretending is rare. Maybe it makes less money. Maybe it never becomes a business. But your soul does not run on revenue.

If we spent less time chasing what seems profitable and more time exploring what truly interests us, we would probably see better ideas, more originality, and work that actually means something.