Category: Personal

  • Stress doesn’t equal productivity

    Stress doesn’t equal productivity

    You shouldn’t real be busy. It seems obvious but it’s not.

  • One year in Eugene Oregon

    One year in Eugene Oregon

    I’ve been living in Eugene Oregon for one year now. Here’s 8 things that I’ve noticed after moving to the Pacific Northwest from the San Francisco area.

  • A line of dripping paint

    A line of dripping paint

    Have you heard the idea that we should learn with the goal of being t-shaped? There’s a metaphor I think aligns better with how I want to live life. I’m striving to be a line of dripping paint.

  • Catchin up on your podcast listening

    Catchin up on your podcast listening

    I’m a huge fan of podcast. Though what I listen to changes from time to time there are a few shows that have stayed in rotation lately.

  • The 2016 JavaScript ecosystem just isn’t for me

    The 2016 JavaScript ecosystem just isn’t for me

    After going to a Eugene Web Developers meetup, I decided to pick JavaScript back up again. But I have a feeling that the current state of the JavaScript doesn’t fit with my personality type.

  • A question to solve many software problem

    A question to solve many software problem

    “Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.” — Mark Twain While listening to The Tim Ferriss Show, I heard a question that could be helpful for developers. The episode was about, Testing The “Impossible”: 17 Questions That Changed My Life. Question number eleven was the…

  • Choosing the right process

    Choosing the right process

    Part of learning to trust the process is having confidence in the path that you’ve chosen. When you start out learning something, it can seem impossible. It can feel like you aren’t making any progress. It’s easy to forget that it’s almost impossible to not make some type of progress if you just keep going.

  • Learning to trust the process

    Learning to trust the process

    It’s only been a week now, and I’ve asked myself why I’m doing Daily December almost everyday. Why am I spending time writing? Shouldn’t I just be coding? But then I remember to just trust the process and I’m able to fight off the resistance for a little bit longer.

  • Breaking into tech startups without tech skills

    Breaking into tech startups without tech skills

    First off, it’s hard to get non-technical jobs at a tech startups. I’m just basing that off of my experience trying to get testing jobs at tech companies. Software testing is technical but you don’t see job openings for it until the company has at least 20 people. It can be pretty challenging. It feels…