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Thankful for the weight of the world on my shoulders
I’m the sole provider in my family, have been for many years now. I find this fact fascinating, as there was a time I would shudder at the thought. For so many years, knowing that the only thing separating me and my wife from being…
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David Goggins: Can’t hurt me, an introspective
I had a fucked up childhood. I always understood that everyone has their own problems and never assumed anyone else lived in a perfect world. But every single one of my classmates seemed to live a much better life than I did. Having to skip…
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Starting bicycling at 161kg
After almost a month of research, endless forums and videos on “heavy” riders, I understood one thing. I was going to fail. Things were going to suck. There was no way around this. Something was going to break, maybe the spokes, maybe the rims, possibly…
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Three weeks with SwiftUI
Roughly three weeks ago, I was done with the first version of Boxcoach — a tiny app that generates a boxing workout based on some form input. I wrote it using Svelte. My first attempt at coding something using this exciting framework. It ended up…
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Today I start building a new app, using SwiftUI!
Me and a buddy of mine @zh0r1k have been doing boxing workouts for a few months now. Both being programmers, we are quite pragmatic at improving our workouts. A few workouts in, we introduced a timer which helps us standartise the workout and ensure we…
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Project 50 #33/50
Last few days, my project tasks have become a chore, it feels like my passion has finally run out. I would like to pause this, rejuvenate my drive/passion and restart again. But that’s where the fact that I have committed to 50 days plays in…
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Project 50 #32/50
A whole new era of art is about to begin, AI, image generation using AI is incredible. I’ve been playing with Midjourney and it’s beyond addictive, the art one can create by feeding the AI a few words is just beyond words. You feed in…
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Project 50 #31/50
Small steps lead to large changes. I picked up a book called “The Leading Brain” in an airport and have been fascinated by it every time I read it. One of the things I find very confusing is the disconnect between my willingness to read…
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Project 50 #30/50
Writing is something that I find enjoyable, but it can also be anxiety-inducing when I put it off until the last minute. The longer I wait, the more daunting the task becomes. And when something becomes a chore, it loses its joy. But perhaps it’s…
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Project 50 #29/50
Today is the first day in a while I’ve really felt like quitting. I woke up at the vibration of my 6 am alarm clock on my wrist and everything seemed to be out of rhythm. I never sleep until my alarm clock. I’m usually…
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Project 50 #28/50
Reading in the mornings is my new favourite thing. Before this, my routine used to consist of a small meditation that I sometimes missed, bathroom stuff and a glass of water. Then gym and the day really begins. Reading my set 10 page minimum is…
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Project 50 #27/50
Choosing javascript frameworks is hard. In part because I’m a seasoned dev who is past caring about shiny bells and whistles. What I realise more and more is that I don’t care about the framework itself, how it works or any issue that it supposedly…