About
Journey into the World of Excel
Hi, I’m Dylan, and I’m a lifelong numbers nerd.
Ever since I was a kid, there was something about data that just clicked. While other kids were out trading Pokémon cards or mastering kickflips, I was making lists. Grocery lists. Birthday lists. Fake budgets for my imaginary lemonade empire. If it had rows and columns, I was probably filling it out and color-coding it.
Then came Excel.
The first time I opened Excel, it felt like discovering a secret power. Suddenly, my lists weren’t just lists, they could do math. I could make my own calculators, determine the profit of reselling my old tech or starting a business, and breakdown the stats of every enemy type in Skyrim. I didn’t know it at the time, but I was learning logic, structure, and how to build tools to solve real problems, all while thinking I was just having fun.
That fascination with data never really left.
Eventually, I followed it into a career as an accountant, and pursued a degree with a focus in analytics. Excel went from being a hobby to a lifeline, a quiet powerhouse behind my spreadsheets, tax forms, forecasting models, and now even automations and AI-powered tools. It became the Swiss Army knife of my work life, and along the way, I realized something: most people hate Excel. And not because it’s boring, but because no one ever showed them how to make it fun.
That’s why I created Not So Excel-ent.
This blog is where spreadsheets meet storytelling. Where formulas and functions get explained with the same energy you’d use to explain a plot twist in your favorite Netflix series. It’s a space for tutorials, experiments, tools, and the occasional dad joke, because hey, if we’re going to talk about VLOOKUPs and pivot tables, we might as well enjoy ourselves.
Whether you’re an Excel rookie or a seasoned cell-wrangler, I’m glad you’re here. My goal is to make data more approachable, a little more creative, and a lot less “ugh.”
Welcome to Not So Excel-ent, where being a little off-grid is exactly the point.