# really mean (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 6 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover really mean. Page: Feed: --- ## [#54 The Lesson of Chuck Norris](https://mas.inspiredlifecircle.com/p/chuck-norris) _2026-08-19 · Monica and Stefan · Monica and Stefan_ 15 short Chuck Norris jokes and the lesson of pride and shame ## [#53 The #1 Blocker of High Achievers](https://mas.inspiredlifecircle.com/p/pride-and-shame) _2026-08-17 · Monica and Stefan · Monica and Stefan_ It hides inside your biggest wins, and it's already deciding how far you'll go. ## [Rough Notes: Your weekend women's basketball party...](https://wnbaroughnotes.substack.com/p/rough-notes-your-weekend-womens-basketball) _2026-08-14 · maya goldberg-safir · wnba rough notes_ Is right here: 5 pieces of new content from the Rough Notes extended universe. ## [#52 How to Earn More and Raise Your Financial Ceiling in 10 Weeks](https://mas.inspiredlifecircle.com/p/how-to-earn-more-in-10-weeks) _2026-08-12 · Monica and Stefan · Monica and Stefan_ This lady changed her financial life by working just two hours a day on her mindset for 10 weeks. Here’s what she achieved after those 10 weeks. ## [August 19th - How to Turn Burnout Into Breakthrough](https://mas.inspiredlifecircle.com/p/how-to-turn-burnout-into-breakthrough) _2026-08-10 · Monica and Stefan · Monica and Stefan_ LIVE WORKSHOP | Wednesday, August 19 | 5 PM CEST · 11 AM EDT · 4 PM BST ## [Rough Notes: The final season courtside](https://wnbaroughnotes.substack.com/p/rough-notes-the-final-season-courtside) _2026-08-10 · maya goldberg-safir · wnba rough notes_ A romp through New York Liberty history with the realest WNBA fans I know. ## [#51 What Your “Birthday” Really Means](https://mas.inspiredlifecircle.com/p/what-your-birthday-really-means) _2026-08-10 · Monica and Stefan · Monica and Stefan_ Your age isn't just a number. It's a cosmic symbol if you can see it. ## [August 26th - Dissolve Impostor Syndrome in 5 Steps](https://mas.inspiredlifecircle.com/p/dissolve-impostor-syndrome-in-5-steps) _2026-08-09 · Monica and Stefan · Monica and Stefan_ LIVE WORKSHOP | Wednesday, August 26th | 7 PM CEST · 1 PM EDT · 6 PM BST ## [#50 Erase Anger in 30 minutes or Less, Try This!](https://mas.inspiredlifecircle.com/p/erase-anger-in-30-minutes-or-less) _2026-08-05 · Monica and Stefan · Monica and Stefan_ This is a real story of how an exercise can help anger disappear by seeing both sides of a problem, equally. ## [#49 What do you think about war?](https://mas.inspiredlifecircle.com/p/our-view-on-war) _2026-08-03 · Monica and Stefan · Monica and Stefan_ Heraclitus said something astonishing 2,500 years ago: “War is the father of all things.” His statement has continued to make people wonder ever since. Is it really true? ## [Marketplace for AI-Powered Professionals (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/KwUv9VeILjuS) _2026-08-03 · **Sponsored**_ Find professionals who use ChatGPT, Copilot, and Claude to deliver work faster. ## [Rough Notes: Love & women's basketball](https://wnbaroughnotes.substack.com/p/rough-notes-love-and-womens-basketball) _2026-07-31 · maya goldberg-safir · wnba rough notes_ Into All-Star Weekend, my heart & the truest forms of queer love. ## [#48 One unique lesson from a surfer about business, investing and more](https://mas.inspiredlifecircle.com/p/one-lesson-from-a-surfer) _2026-07-30 · Monica and Stefan · Monica and Stefan_ The truth about over night success from a man who spend most of his life in the water. “What is surfing really like?” and what it can teach you about your business. ## [#47 What's Really Causing Anxiety](https://mas.inspiredlifecircle.com/p/whats-causing-anxiety) _2026-07-29 · Monica and Stefan · Monica and Stefan_ The statistics are staggering: women are affected nearly twice as often as men and young adults (16–24) have the highest rates. ## [#46 This Quote Will Change How You See Politics](https://mas.inspiredlifecircle.com/p/libertarian-republican-democrat-communist-we-have-all-inside) _2026-07-28 · Monica and Stefan · Monica and Stefan_ We almost dismissed this as a clever joke. Instead, it turned into one of the most practical lessons we’ve found about relationships, identity, and the human mind. ## [Rough Notes: Local's Guide to the 2026 WNBA All-Star Weekend](https://wnbaroughnotes.substack.com/p/rough-notes-locals-guide-to-the-2026) _2026-07-22 · maya goldberg-safir · wnba rough notes_ Keep it affordable, intergenerational & super local \<3 ## [Rough Notes: For! The! Gays!](https://wnbaroughnotes.substack.com/p/rough-notes-for-the-gays) _2026-07-08 · maya goldberg-safir · wnba rough notes_ An evolution of what this queer rallying cry really means. ## [Lavender Scare, Volume 4: Natalie Nakase on Survivor, Mighty Ruthie, Booing Cathy & more...](https://wnbaroughnotes.substack.com/p/lavender-scare-volume-4-natalie-nakase) _2026-07-01 · maya goldberg-safir · wnba rough notes_ And it's all: "For the Gays!!!" ## [Rough Notes: What the WNBA Won't Tell You with Emma Carmichael](https://wnbaroughnotes.substack.com/p/rough-notes-what-the-wnba-wont-tell) _2026-06-24 · maya goldberg-safir · wnba rough notes_ What it \*really\* means to celebrate 30 years of the WNBA... celebrating the ABL, too. ## [“Raw” Notes: Valkyries Dubs in the Chat!](https://wnbaroughnotes.substack.com/p/raw-notes-valkyries-dubs-in-the-chat) _2026-06-18 · maya goldberg-safir · wnba rough notes_ “Wings took it on the Chen” (my mother came up with that, is she not a genius?) ## [Lavender Scare, Volume 3: Off-Ball Movement, Floppers & Provocations](https://wnbaroughnotes.substack.com/p/rough-notes-lavender-scare-volume-557) _2026-06-09 · maya goldberg-safir · wnba rough notes_ How to beat the Lynx, press conference revelations, exploring the wilds of the WNBA's (unequal) ecosystem & so much more. ## [Open directory of blogs for agents (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/mFsWTGfsVRsr) _2026-06-09 · **Sponsored**_ Submit URLs or OPML; receive feed pages with summaries, plus JSON/OPML/plain text ## [Rough Notes: The Era of WNBA Polyamory is Here](https://wnbaroughnotes.substack.com/p/rough-notes-why-the-wnba-is-polyamorous) _2026-06-02 · maya goldberg-safir · wnba rough notes_ Why WNBA rivalries are calling for reinvention. ## [How Grand Theft Auto 4 is an Immigration Story](https://deytondykes.substack.com/p/how-grand-theft-auto-4-is-an-immigration) _2026-05-18 · Deyton Dykes · Deyton Dykes_ What if I told you GTA 4 is really about a Dulcimer sitting on a shelf for 6 months unused in one of the most famous songs ever? ## [The Current Negativity in the Gaming Space w/ Colin Moriarty.](https://deytondykes.substack.com/p/the-current-negativity-in-the-gaming) _2026-05-01 · Deyton Dykes · Deyton Dykes_ I needed to talk to someone who would understand negativity in the video game space on a different level. ## [Are We Really Xbox though?](https://deytondykes.substack.com/p/are-we-really-xbox-though) _2026-04-24 · Deyton Dykes · Deyton Dykes_ What Xbox changing their strategy and Logo really means. ## [The Two Indies You Should Play Before Pragmata this Weekend](https://deytondykes.substack.com/p/the-two-indies-you-should-play-before) _2026-04-17 · Deyton Dykes · Deyton Dykes_ You should be playing Replaced and Mouse: P.I. For Hire before Pragmata! ## [The Year-Long Free Trial](https://substack.samepagetech.io/p/the-year-long-free-trial) _2026-03-18 · Craig Thorogood · The Build Log\__ The tool that solved everything — and still cost its creator the sale. ## [I did the one thing I swore I’d never do](https://substack.samepagetech.io/p/i-did-the-one-thing-i-swore-id-never) _2026-03-11 · Daniel Raybin · The Build Log\__ When the line between visionary and unhinged blurs ## [What Sony Pulling Back On PC ports of PlayStation games really means | Opinion](https://deytondykes.substack.com/p/what-sony-pulling-back-pc-ports-of) _2026-03-06 · Deyton Dykes · Deyton Dykes_ Is this a step back or forward for PlayStation? ## [The Marketing Mirage](https://substack.samepagetech.io/p/the-marketing-mirage) _2026-03-04 · Craig Thorogood · The Build Log\__ I walked the trade show floor and watched businesses disappear before my eyes. ## [The Best of Both Worlds of Resident Evil Requiem.](https://deytondykes.substack.com/p/the-best-of-both-worlds-of-resident) _2026-03-03 · Deyton Dykes · Deyton Dykes_ I love Requiem and cannot wait to revisit it countless times. ## [Retro Grid Dungeon Crawler (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/ffyO7OfjmowT) _2026-03-03 · **Sponsored**_ Retro grid movement with first-person combat, loot and skill-tree progression. ## [The Right People Don’t Compete With You, They Stand Beside You (And That Changes Everything)](https://theboundarycode.substack.com/p/the-right-people-dont-compete-with) _2026-02-26 · The Boundary Code · The Boundary Code_ There’s a quiet heartbreak that happens when you realize you’ve been shrinking in rooms that were supposed to feel safe. ## [How Live Service Games Are Killing Modern Playstation](https://deytondykes.substack.com/p/how-live-service-games-are-killing) _2026-02-25 · Deyton Dykes · Deyton Dykes_ While I was walking through Ancient Greece one late night last week, I looked around, and a massive urge of nostalgia shot through me. ## [How a $5 Umbrella Jump-Started My Business](https://substack.samepagetech.io/p/how-a-5-umbrella-jump-started-my) _2026-02-25 · Craig Thorogood · The Build Log\__ It was the dumbest idea I ever had. ## [The Executive Wanted Blood](https://substack.samepagetech.io/p/the-executive-wanted-blood) _2026-02-18 · Daniel Raybin · The Build Log\__ The day I learned that following orders and using judgment can both get you fired — and what I do differently now. ## [Everything I Needed to Know About AI, I Learned from Walt Disney in 1964](https://substack.samepagetech.io/p/everything-i-needed-to-know-about) _2026-02-11 · Daniel Raybin · The Build Log\__ Walt Disney built machines to end drudgery. The future depends on whether we learn to use ours the same way. ## [Choosing an AI Model Is Not the Decision You Think It Is](https://substack.samepagetech.io/p/choosing-an-ai-model-is-not-the-decision) _2026-02-04 · Daniel Raybin · The Build Log\__ How to think about AI in your business without creating new risks ## [She Gave Me My First Real Chance. They Made Me Box Up Her Office.](https://substack.samepagetech.io/p/she-gave-me-my-first-real-chance) _2026-02-04 · Craig Thorogood · The Build Log\__ The day I learned what “stepping on toes” really means. ## [Coming soon](https://deytondykes.substack.com/p/coming-soon) _2026-02-03 · Deyton Dykes · Deyton Dykes_ This is Deyton Dykes. ## [The Pet Store Principle](https://substack.samepagetech.io/p/the-pet-store-principle) _2026-01-28 · Craig Thorogood · The Build Log\__ My cat demonstrated the first rule of business that everyone forgets. ## [The Weekend I Outplayed My Boss](https://substack.samepagetech.io/p/the-weekend-i-outplayed-my-boss) _2026-01-21 · Daniel Raybin · The Build Log\__ He left the bait. I took it. And I learned what moxie really means. ## [You Can’t Debug a System by Blaming a Person](https://humansinsystems.com/blog/you-cant-debug-a-systems-by-blaming-a-person) _2026-01-07 · Busra Koken · Blog - Humans in Systems_ “I understand why we need to be blameless, but I have this person in my team who is often reckless. How can I not blame them when their actions continuously make things worse?” Someone asked me this at the SRE meetup , right after my talk on incidents. Since then I’ve been thinking about it, because it surfaces a concern many people might have. Underneath that question, I actually hear these ones:… ## [Breaking Free from Toxic Friendships: Honoring Your Boundaries](https://theboundarycode.substack.com/p/breaking-free-from-toxic-friendships) _2025-12-23 · The Boundary Code · The Boundary Code_ Friendship is supposed to feel like refuge. ## [Boundaries Change Behavior. Ultimatums Just End Relationships. Which Are You Setting?](https://theboundarycode.substack.com/p/boundaries-change-behavior-ultimatums) _2025-12-16 · The Boundary Code · The Boundary Code_ If you’ve ever said, “If this doesn’t change, I’m done,” you weren’t setting a boundary, you were issuing an ultimatum. ## [How Boundaries and Attachment Styles Shape Every Relationship You Have](https://theboundarycode.substack.com/p/how-boundaries-and-attachment-styles) _2025-12-09 · The Boundary Code · The Boundary Code_ Most people think boundaries are about saying “no.” ## [New Manager Essentials, Part 2: Lead by Knowing What Your Team Needs Right Now](https://humansinsystems.com/blog/new-manager-essentials-part-2-what-your-team-needs-from-you) _2025-10-22 · Busra Koken · Blog - Humans in Systems_ When I first became a manager, I was so enthusiastic. I wanted to do well, as I prepared to be in this role for a long while. More than anything I wanted to build the kind of team I always dreamed of being part of. And I kept circling the same question: What should I focus on first? My own skill gaps? The company’s goals? The team? When you become a manager, your world expands. In my experience,… ## [Lights on Humans: An Experiment](https://humansinsystems.com/blog/lights-on-humans-an-experiment) _2025-09-25 · Busra Koken · Blog - Humans in Systems_ This month’s post is different. Most of what I write here is fueled by my personal experiences and shaped into something practical for you take away and use. This one isn’t like that. It is a bit more intimate. It’s a story, the spark of an idea, and an invitation to connect. It Began with a Talk In July, I gave a keynote to a group learning Python for the first time. Some were already in tech… ## [Support Systems: Mentoring, Coaching, and Therapy, What Sets Them Apart](https://humansinsystems.com/blog/support-systems-differences-coaching-therapy-mentoring) _2025-08-11 · Busra Koken · Blog - Humans in Systems_ A clear look at coaching, therapy, and mentoring —what sets them apart, how they work in practice, and how each can help you debug challenges in your career or life. ## [You Can’t Be Close to People Who Don’t Respect Your Edges, AKA Boundaries](https://theboundarycode.substack.com/p/you-cant-be-close-to-people-who-dont) _2025-07-30 · The Boundary Code · The Boundary Code_ We talk a lot about connection. ## [Avoidants Aren’t Chilled: They’re Just Disconnected and Scared](https://theboundarycode.substack.com/p/avoidants-arent-chilled-theyre-just) _2025-07-23 · The Boundary Code · The Boundary Code_ They didn’t ghost you because they were too busy. ## [New Manager Essentials: A Practical Guide to Your First Months in Leadership](https://humansinsystems.com/blog/new-manager-essentials-a-practical-guide-to-your-first-months) _2025-07-14 · Busra Koken · Blog - Humans in Systems_ A practical and thoughtful guide for new software engineering managers. Learn how to build trust, avoid micromanagement, run effective 1:1s, and navigate your first months with clarity.