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FOMO as a Developer: You’re Not Behind, You’re Just Human

There s a special kind of anxiety that comes as a bonus when working in tech. A new framework drops. A new AI tool shows up. Someone posts a

If only life had an XP bar

One of the reasons we struggle keeping up with good habits is that real life is terrible at giving us quick rewards. If most worthwhile things in life

Are Book Summaries Worth It?

TL;DR Every now and then, a “shortcut” to learning shows up and promises to save us time, money, and maybe even a bit of guilt about the unread

Book review: 5 Love Languages

TL;DR I believe this book will improve your life immensely. It s one of those books where you have to get over your pride of 'I don t need this',

Why You Should Start Blogging (Even If Nobody Will Read It)

Let s talk about the, now almost dead!?, art of blogging And not just blogging in the narrow sense of 'write articles on your own website', but the broader

Speed Reading

'Double your reading speed in as fast as one weekend. Only $399 _paid in 4 manageable intallments_' Lol, sounds like a cringe comercial. And, well, a bit of

Impostor Syndrome

Let s talk about something most developers feel at some point, but not many enjoy admitting out loud: impostor syndrome. You know the feeling: someone calls you a senior

Why Strange Images Make You Remember Better

Let s talk about improving one s memory No, not the RAM kind. Sadly, no extra gigabytes for your brain today 🤷‍♂️ The fun part? A lot of what looks

Productivity tip: rate things 1-10 without 7

TL;DR I started using a simple rule: rate 1–10 without 7. Because 7 (for me) usually means one of these: meh I m being polite I don t want to

Productivity: Paper, Pomodoro, Kanban, Tracking, and actually showing up

Sure, with all the AI tools we ve become more productive (or so they say), but there are some old and battle tested techniques that will help you if