Commitment is a super power; there’s a gulf between wanting something to happen and willing it into existance.
Commitment isn’t easy; it necessarily requires forgoing alternatives.
But does it require forgoing potential alternatives? Optionality is...
I met with a friend today - someone I hadn’t spoken with since Covid started six months ago - and our conversation immediately soothed:
“How have you been?”
“Ah, a bit rough over the last...
Maintaining perspective with goals can be tough. What initally seems impressive begins to lose luster as the weeks drag on.
I often respond by upping the goal to bring the excitement back, but that slippery...
I got past my first big bug recently, and wow, I have a lot to learn.
This trial-by-fire nearly dried up my enthusiasm for continuing the journey of becoming a programmer.
My brother (a...
Sometime in the last week I leveled up.
Three months ago, “programming” meant following along with a Getting Started guide for something I’d picked for my stack (Python/Flask/React).
I graduated from rote copying of the...
I’ve tried to learn to program a few times over the years: