I recently had an extremely frustrating week with Instagram. I created a new Instagram account to publish programming and career related content and advice. I ran into a lot of issues where I kept getting errors and timeouts trying to create the account, then I keep getting my account disabled Read more…
Do you feel stuck, stagnant, or lost? All you need is a little momentum. Momentum is the engine that drives creativity, inspiration, and productivity. How can we gain momentum if we currently feel stuck? Easy! We start with a small, simple, easy to do action. Once we’ve done that, we Read more…
Where is your focus? If your answer is more than one thing, you may not actually be focusing at all! The definition of focus as a noun is “a point of concentration”. A point. Not two points, not three or four or five, a singular point of concentration. As our Read more…
Clarity is like the magic spell that makes things run smoothly. Clarity is an often-underestimated superpower. When we have clarity on what we are trying to solve, what needs to be done, what we are trying to say, we are able to turn that understanding into action with ease. One Read more…
What am I trying to accomplish? I have started to ask myself this question before starting any task, programming or otherwise. Asking myself what I am trying to accomplish with this task helps me clearly identify the end goal/definition of done and figure out if this task is actually necessary Read more…
How do you define success? For me, success is growth in the direction of my goals. This summer has been a very successful summer because I have grown so much from the start of the summer to now and my growth has been focused on my goals of improving my Read more…
Hello! I hope you’ve had a wonderful March. My March has been fairly eventful. I danced a lot, made new friends, and wrote a story from start to end, something I tend to have trouble with for anything longer than a one-shot. If I had to describe March in a Read more…
Hi! I hope you’ve had a wonderful February! What were some of your favorite moments in February? February was a pretty great month for me. I feel like I’m doing a pretty good job at being more intentional with my time and energy. Some of my highlights in February were: Read more…
Hello! I hope your 2024 has been off to a great start and you’ve had a wonderful January!
January was a pretty busy month for me. I visited DC for the first time for a zouk festival, setup a new monthly routine of cooking and monopoly with my sister and my dad, started diving further into metrics and tracking stuff at work, paid off all my student loans, and tried several different local restaurants for the first time.
Kusshi – DC/Arlington Website: https://www.kusshisushi.com/ I stopped by Kusshi in DC for lunch one day. I got the miso ramen and the nigiri tamago. Both were amazing! The noodles were firm without being hard or chewy and the broth was super flavorful. The tamago was fresh without tasting overly eggy. Read more…