Occasionally some gems show up in hacker news, ones that make you want to read it more than once. Today I found this one. It was nice to see a stranger on the Internet who things the same way as you do. The reason I write is for me, it&…
I've written about this before. I do have the tendency to focus on the end result from the very beginning. This is fine in most scenarios, except those where you don't exactly know how to get there. Most of the times it happens when I'…
Programming seems to have seeped into my bones. Ever since I decided to quit everything and become a programmer. I had made a decision that I will not quit till I have my foot in the door. No safety nets, backups or plans. This was it, I was willing to…
Our identities are quite malleable. The stories well tell ourselves or about ourselves define us in a way that is subtle and invisible. Don't get me wrong this is neither about fake it till you make it or that things will get sorted on their own. I'…
Habits take forever to become concrete. At least it feels that way, but it also feels effortless once it is in place. The tricky thing, after you actually establish a habit is ensuring a consistent follow through with it. All of a sudden you find yourself missing the odd day…
Oddly enough, I was in no state of mind to do anything, but out of the blue I felt like wanting to do something. All I needed to do was sit down, fuck around a bit, open up the terminal and then all of a sudden I was on my…
Not really a planned break, but it sort of just happened. Since last Wednesday I've been feeling like I want to let loose. By that I mean going to bed later and sleeping in and not training for a few days. It also meant, I did almost no…
One of the most consistent pattern in my life has been not knowing what to do next. I have a general direction I want to walk in but that's about it. It is and has been software for the last five years. Each year, I find myself yearning…