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Sunlight & Movement
My daily routine tends to be very sedentary and most of my time is spent indoors. As a programmer, pretty much all my work occurs at my desk. While I do sometimes stand to work, most of the time is Read more…
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Perspective
Election day is just around the corner, and I’ve been seeing a handful of ads for some of the amendments on the Florida ballot. What I’ve found fascinating has been seeing an ad that is for an amendment and then Read more…
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Constructive Feedback > Positive Feedback
Positive feedback is nice, but constructive feedback is powerful. What do I mean by positive and constructive feedback? Positive feedback is when someone tells you you’re doing great at something. It’s complimentary and makes you feel good. Constructive feedback is Read more…
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The antidote to perfectionism is Iteration
How often do you put off creating or posting or declaring something as done because it doesn’t feel good enough? How many more projects, posts, or articles would you have under your belt if you had just said “good enough” Read more…
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Just Start
Want to know the secret to creating amazing apps, writing great articles, or even owning a business? Just start. That’s it. We have so many amazing ideas every single day, the number of ideas that turn into reality is a Read more…
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Patience & Persistence
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 Read more…
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Momentum
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, Read more…
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Focus
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 Read more…
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Clarity
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 Read more…
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What am I trying to accomplish?
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 Read more…