A little boredom can be good for you.
For the Love of Boredom
Boredom is prone to myth-making — much like the story of Phineas Gage. This matters. If we believe certain myths about boredom, it could lead us astray in how we respond.
The Friction I Don't Want to Lose
I love learning. And while the friction of solving new problems is increasingly traded for speed, the experience gained by overcoming that friction is as important as ever.
why do we assume progress should feel good?
I can count on one hand the number of times I’ve achieved something and genuinely felt lasting satisfaction.
You don’t have to enjoy everything - some things aren’t for you | Respec
If that new game announcement has left you feeling cold, so what?
I'm addicted to being useful
When I get together with my friends in the industry, I feel a little guilty about how much I love my job. This is a tough time to be a software engineer. The job was less stressful in the late 2010s than it is now, and I sympathize with anyone who is upset about the change. There are a lot of objective reasons to feel bad about work. But despite all that, I’m still having a blast. I enjoy pulling together projects, figuring out difficult bugs, and writing code in general. I like spending time with computers. But what I really love is being useful.
ATmosphere Games
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Think First, AI Second
Three principles for keeping your cognitive edge while leveraging AI's capabilities
The Thing That Makes Your Show Funnier
One element can create tension and humour that is so much richer
The wandering mind: A gift we squander - Darius Foroux
Most people treat a wandering mind like a defect. They see it as a leak in their productivity bucket. We’ve been conditioned to believe that if we aren’t staring at a screen or checking off a to-do list, we are failing. But Daniel Goleman, the […]
Passive Income Ideas That Actually Work (No, You Don't Need to Be Rich First)
Explore practical passive income ideas that can generate revenue even while you sleep. Start today with the right approach.
Testing can be fun, actually
Writing and maintaining tests is boring. But they're also some of the most valuable code we can write. With this blog post you'll learn a criminally underrated testing technique to add to your testing toolbox that can make tests a whole lot more pleasant.
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