Sep 5, 20214 Questions To Find the Perfect Goal When You Have Too Many To Choose“You can usually accomplish more by giving something your full effort for a few years rather than giving it a lukewarm effort for fifty years. Pick a priority for this season of your life and do it to the best of your ability.” - James Clear I’ll be honest with…Goals4 min read
Published in Better Humans·Aug 31, 2021Why No One Listens to Your Advice, and What To Do InsteadThe key to helping people isn’t necessarily your expertise. — Ever have had a friend call you late at night to get your advice on a difficult situation they’re going through? We stay up with them and give them all the advice in the world, convinced that everything will be fixed if they just follow our advice But what happens? …Advice4 min read
Published in Making of a Millionaire·Aug 18, 20214 Fatal Misconceptions That Hold You Back from Early RetirementWhat’s FIRE? It stands for Financial Independence, Retire Early. It’s the idea that you don’t need to retire at 65. You can actually retire much, much earlier. In fact, I personally plan to retire around 46. How is that possible? The process is simple, and it breaks down into 3 main points …Money6 min read
Published in Frontend Weekly·Aug 10, 2021How to Track Typescript Migration Using a Simple Python ScriptStarting the TypeScript journey can feel overwhelming. Your codebase might have thousands of JavaScript files, and the idea of converting each one of them to TypeScript seems absurd. As Engineers, we aren’t afraid to make small incremental changes. Luckily TypeScript was built to support that sort of incremental migration. But…Tech2 min read
Aug 6, 2021How to Start a Life-Changing Habit in 30 DaysIt’s tough sticking to a habit. So many of us start the year, month, or week with a new goal. Whether that’s to fitness, reading, or sticking to a healthy diet. We can usually sustain momentum for a few days, or even weeks. But life finds a way to throw you fall off the bandwagon. Consistency is hard for many of us. Not…Productivity4 min read
Published in Geek Culture·Jun 7, 20215 Tips for Maximum Productivity with SlackYou’re behind on a project with a looming deadline. You sit down to work on it until suddenly… DING DING DING. A Slack message from a co-worker about another project. Now you need to follow up with another colleague. …Productivity4 min read
Feb 15, 2021Why learning Esperanto is (mostly) uselessDon’t read this article if you are someone who loves Esperanto and enjoys using it on a regular basis. But if you love learning languages and are considering learning Esperanto, read on. This is the article I wish I had read before learning Esperanto. In order to really understand why…Language6 min read
Feb 5, 2021Should You Change Your Career?I burnt out in my third year of teaching. I was working 60+ hours a week during the school year and constantly stressed out. Summer vacations were nice, but not enough. I realized that teaching at my school was not sustainable for me. I knew I needed a different job…Career Change12 min read
Aug 18, 20204 Tips to Getting a Job as a Bootcamp GradWhen I finished my coding bootcamp back in January 2019, I was incredibly lucky to receive two job offers within two months. Since then, I’ve advised many other bootcamp grads about the job hunt. I noticed I was saying the same thing over and over again, so I figured I…Codingbootcamp9 min read
