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Personal Growth

10 articles

  • Career Growth Is Not a Meeting You Attend Career Growth Is Not a Meeting You Attend Mar 2, 2026 · 5 min read One-on-ones and development plans only work when you treat them as objectives, not calendar events.
  • What Code Reviews Actually Teach Us What Code Reviews Actually Teach Us Feb 9, 2026 · 6 min read A reflection on why code reviews matter, why they feel personal, and how they protect teams from costly mistakes.
  • One Month of Writing in Public: What the Numbers Say One Month of Writing in Public: What the Numbers Say Jan 26, 2026 · 5 min read I committed to publishing one article weekly. The hardest part wasn't the writing, but the engagement. Here's what the numbers revealed.
  • Respecting What Came Before Respecting What Came Before Dec 30, 2025 · 4 min read A reflection on old code, missing context, and the importance of understanding past decisions in software development.
  • Listening Through a Year of Change Listening Through a Year of Change Dec 21, 2025 · 4 min read A quiet year in review through audiobooks on software, resilience, perspective, and becoming a first-time father.
  • The First 5 Years as a Software Engineer The First 5 Years as a Software Engineer Aug 17, 2023 · 6 min read I'll take you through "the good, the bad, and the ugly" of what I experienced in the first 5 years of my career.
  • The end of a challenging year The end of a challenging year Dec 24, 2021 · 1 min read There is light at the end of the road!
  • 5 tips to break up your workdays while working from home as a developer 5 tips to break up your workdays while working from home as a developer Jan 10, 2021 · 4 min read While working from home, I find it's even more difficult to close up the workday. And this is normal, but often ignored by working "even harder".
  • My Solution to Stop Telling Myself to Read More My Solution to Stop Telling Myself to Read More Dec 18, 2020 · 6 min read So I used to tell myself that I should read more non-fiction books. But it never happened and here's why...
  • The 6 Things I Do to Motivate Myself Every Single Day The 6 Things I Do to Motivate Myself Every Single Day Nov 16, 2020 · 5 min read How I stay motivated every single day as a freelancer with a full-time job.
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