Category: Productivity
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Quick Update
Hey friends, quick update: for the last few months I’ve been posting daily Shorts on YouTube and daily blog posts on DevUnwind.com. I’m currently pausing those to focus on creating higher quality, long-format videos on the DevUnwind YouTube channel. These videos will require extra research and editing, so they won’t be as frequent—probably less than…
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The Power of Context: Why You Keep Fucking Up Your Focus
I’ve recently had a personal revelation (aka learned the hard way) about how critical it is to keep your mind’s context clean and focused. We’ve all heard it a million times:
“You need to focus!” “Do one thing at a time!” But let’s be honest…We don’t really learn from other people’s advice—we learn from fucking… -
Software Developer Roadmaps: A Blessing and a Curse
When I was learning frontend development, I stumbled upon this frontend roadmap:
https://roadmap.sh/frontend I was both happy and completely fucking shocked. I knew some things from that list. I wasn’t completely lost. But the majority of it? Looked like a different fucking language.(And no, not JavaScript. That, at least, I was learning.) Learning as a… -
Your Body Doesn’t Give a Fuck About Your Code – Take Care of It
Yesterday, I went to a chiropractor. Again. Because my low back has been fucked up for years. Another visit, another “fix,” then back to the grind. But this time, it hit differently. New doctor, fresh perspective. And suddenly, amidst all the noise—**tech, coding, ML, content, side projects, social media, job market stress—**I realized something. I…
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Unlocking the Full Power of Chrome DevTools
Alright, let’s talk Chrome DevTools. If you’re a developer—especially a frontend engineer—you probably use it daily. But do you really know how deep the rabbit hole goes? Most people just inspect CSS, tweak some styles, and maybe throw a console.log() in there like cavemen debugging JavaScript. But DevTools? This beast is way more powerful than…
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How to Keep Your Shit Together in 2025 as a Software Developer (When the Job Market is Trash)?
Short answer? I dunno. Long answer? Let’s talk about it. The Battlefield of Software Development Right now, developers are struggling like crazy just to land a decent job. The market is brutal, and everyone’s handling it in different ways:
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No Excuses—Just Fucking Do It
Back when I worked at IBM as an Account Manager in Sales, my boss, Denis, had a habit of cutting through bullshit like a chainsaw. Every time I explained why I couldn’t complete something, he’d look me dead in the eye and say:
“Excuses!” “Bullshit!” “Excuses” was his favorite. And, honestly? He was fucking right.… -
The Roller Coaster of Grinding vs. Consuming
I was talking to my wife recently, telling her how life sometimes feels like a goddamn roller coaster. And honestly? I’ve caught myself having this same thought over and over again throughout the years. One moment, you’re grinding—learning a new programming language, diving into Kubernetes, smashing Machine Learning courses, picking up Spanish, hitting the gym,…
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AI Reasoning Models: Scary, Helpful… and the New Normal
Yesterday at work, I finally solved a problem that had been haunting me and my colleagues for way too long. We had tried everything—our usual debugging, googling, Stack Overflow rituals, even regular LLM models like ChatGPT 4o. Nothing fucking worked. So I decided to go full experimental mode and throw the problem at a reasoning…
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Starting Something New? Get a Mentor (Seriously, It’ll Save You Time)
When you dive into something completely new—whether it’s programming, hitting the gym to shed some pounds, or switching careers—it’s worth considering finding a mentor or coach. Call them whatever you want, but the point is to have someone who can guide you, act as a role model, and give you a damn clue when you’re…