A Cemetery of Grand Plans
Why waking up at 6 AM is my latest ambitious experiment—and why I’m terrified to announce it.
Bits and Pieces
Unfiltered thoughts on life, work, and everything in between
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The More I Earn, The Less I Have
Unpacking the paradox of financial growth, the ambiguity tax, and the hidden costs of visible wealth
2025: The Year We Filled the House
I spent 2025 filling an empty house. Now, 2026 is about the discipline to stay in it. The money isn't the hard part—staying home is.
The Kind of Sleep Nobody Talks About
There's a type of sleep we rarely discuss: the kind where you wake up fully rested and capable of starting your day, but sleep remains effortlessly available. Not the desperate "five more minutes" of sleep deprivation, but a genuine choice to continue something comfortable. It's sleep as pleasure rather than necessity - rare enough to feel almost luxurious when it happens.
The Fraud Who Never Finishes
Twelve years ago, I chose computer science because hacking looked cool in TV shows. Four years ago, I became a professional software engineer. Today, I still can't shake the feeling that I'm a fraud—not because I'm bad at coding, but because I've never finished a single project I'm proud of. This is about the gap between wanting to build foundational tools and spending years just using other…
Building in Public, Imperfectly
In this post, I reflect on what it’s been like building my blog and online presence in 2025 — the small wins, the struggles with YouTube, and the shift from consuming to creating. Progress feels messy, but that's the point.
Going Out of My Way
I’ve stopped waiting to find the perfect niche and started posting instead. One video a week, even if it’s random, even if it’s messy. This is me going out of my way—before it all makes sense.
Building developerharon.com
Over the past few weeks, I’ve started building what I believe is the future of my personal brand—developerharon.com. In the process, I’ve learned new skills, bought tech I never thought I’d need, and finally started creating instead of just planning.
Why I Only Work Well Under Pressure
I’ve realized that I only seem to do my best work when I’m under pressure. The closer a deadline gets, the more focused and productive I become. But why do I rely on this pressure to get things done? In this post, I reflect on how habits formed in school — like cramming for exams and doing assignments last minute — might still influence the way I work today. I explore the idea that we’ve been…
I Started YouTube
I always believed in personal branding. Dabbled in TikTok and Reels, but somehow YouTube felt like the next step—even though no one knows me there. Here’s how that’s going.