Tag: work
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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…
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Remote Work: The Undisputed Perk of Software Engineering
In my late 30s, juggling two small kids and a cat, I can confidently say: remote work is the greatest goddamn perk of being a software engineer. Sure, the salary is nice—I’m not complaining about that—but the flexibility to work from home? That’s the real game-changer. Why I Love Remote Work Let me paint you…
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Why I Chose Software Engineering: A Personal Story
I spent most of my early career in IT—first in IT operations, running around fixing people’s printers and setting up email accounts, and later in corporate IT sales. Let me tell you, the sales gig wasn’t bad. Wearing tailored suits, dining at fancy restaurants, sipping wine on the company’s dime—that was a vibe. But that’s…
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My Slow-Ass Journey to Becoming a Software Developer 🚀
Switching careers to software development wasn’t some overnight success story for me—it was a slow grind, full of mistakes, late nights, and a ton of trial and error. Here’s how it went down: I was working full-time because, let’s be real, bills don’t pay themselves. I tried learning Python, bought 3 books on Amazon… and…
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🔥 Priorities: The Unsexy Key to Success 💻
Let’s face it—priorities are boring as hell, but they’re also the only thing that’ll save your ass when life (or work) gets tough. Everyone says it: “Focus on your priorities blah blah blah,” but they’re right. Especially in programming—or business—it’s the difference between getting somewhere or running in circles until you quit. Take programming for…