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Like any other terminally online tech person, December was a breaking point for me. Something truly changed with the capabilities of then-new models (and improvements in harnesses). I went all in. It wasn’t intentional, I felt compelled. On occasion, I even described it as an addiction. I thought I was going to be able to [ ] The post Go fast, trip and fall appeared first on batuhan içöz .
I recently read Butterick s Practical Typography. It s a good reference book, the kind I ll go back and check often — at least until I have enough practice and enough opinions of my own. But my main takeaway had nothing to do with typography — it was about how universally important attention to detail and respect [ ] The post Nobody Cares About Your App (By Default) appeared first on batuhan içöz…
I did remember to post today but delayed it and forgot. Story of my life. This was supposed to be a journal but within a few days I turned it to posting bullshit with no substance. I m radically honest with everyone. Except myself. I guess I m the only person who can shut me up in [ ] The post Almost forgot to remember appeared first on batuhan içöz .
I feel like I m failing better than yesterday. I had some relapses where I went to X and YouTube because I m still getting used to getting bored. I have more energy. Or at least I manifest it more, just talking with my wife more and walking around the house more. When time isn t wasted on [ ] The post Failing better appeared first on batuhan içöz .
I know having ADHD is not my fault. I think I also know I shouldn t blame myself for being different. What is my fault is not building and maintaining systems to make the best use of the cards I have. ADHD is a superpower and I m not only failing to harness it to the full [ ] The post Knowing it s not my fault appeared first on batuhan içöz .
Yesterday wasn t better than the day before. Maybe. I wrote that because I think that. But, it wasn t terrible either. I m still bad at making a plan for the day and sticking to it. I still find myself drifting to get that dopamine. And I still don t have systems in place to have metrics for [ ] The post Maybe today appeared first on batuhan içöz .
Yesterday wasn t the most productive day. I ve done a bunch of productive things as always, but in my typical time blindness I have no idea what. I haven t been spending the time checking Rewind.AI to compile a report for myself. I think I m scared to see how much I waste my time still. Deleted YouTube [ ] The post Compound appeared first on batuhan içöz .
I ve been having what could be defined as a mini existential crisis lately. I ll be 30 soon, I m working at my dream company working on a space I m very passionate about. I find myself in a place where I need to refactor all the parts of myself that s dragging me back. I have severe ADHD. [ ] The post Blogging? in 2025?! appeared first on batuhan içöz .
Heyheyheyhey, this place will be a blog. Someday. This was originally posted in one of my blogs on September 22, 2007 in Turkish. The post Hello World! appeared first on batuhan içöz .
I was writing an iPad application for a client, a restaurant. App is still under development and at this point I m not allowed to share who my client is or what we are doing specifically. But I can say it s a menu app, a simple menu app with few features. While I was thinking about [ ] The post Menu Experience of 21st Century? appeared first on batuhan içöz .