– why me?
– mm, wanna live Seneca’s?

Was sick for some (long) time.
Makes me appreciate being healthy even more.
Such a blessing to be healthy and energized; yet, common to be taken for granted.

I wonder what else is?

Being able to work,
to wonder,
and to have a coffee.
…

Good to be back

Just finished the changes I had in mind for some time now. Lots of small modifications, the fonts, details here and there, style cleanup, and so on. A new section, and the first long form post are also coming soon 🤞 And maybe a WIP section…

It is called Software “Engineering”;
though seemingly there are no terms everyone would define similarly!

With all the new utilities we are getting as in ChatGPT, AI+web search like you.com, perplexity.io, Kagi and their coming contextual search and the sort,
a crucial fact to keep in mind is the results and responses could be wrong.

They are google search on steroids.
Higher chance of being true,
and yet,
could be wrong.

Was checking some audio setups and noticed I perceive the music and the sound differently with my eyes closed.
From the details,
to sound stage,
to feeling.
The whole experience!
It’s more lively,
and more vibrant.

Then tried to replicate it with open eyes, while being more focused and mindful.
A tid closer, but not quite there…
It’s just not the same.

Then started checking how the internet feels about it, and looks like I’m not alone.
There have been some experiments around the topic, and the observation is
even being inside an empty, dark room,
the difference in experience is still there!

Didn’t expect this

Seth Godin writes:

If you do anything at the last minute that takes more than a minute, you’re not organizing your project properly.

The last minute is not a buffer zone, nor is it the moment to double-check your work.

The last minute is simply sixty seconds to enjoy and to remind yourself that you successfully planned ahead.

I wonder if this could ever be the case with software projects. Either way, it’s definitely something to aim for; by defining smaller projects that have shorter lifespans

Is taking things so seriously improving my performance?
How can today feel like play?
– James Clear

Unexpected side-effect of using a wired headphone with my desktop is I sit down, and keeeep working 😅 The paylist though should be good enough

Another great piece by Seth Godin: Five true statements we don’t hear very often.

This is so true. Am totally guilty of this,
and will aim to do better

ahaha, lovely touch from letterboxd 👀

“The reason that most of us are unhappy most of the time is that we set our goals not for the person we’re going to be when we reach them, but we set our goals for the person we are when we set them.”
— Jim Coudal 💬

I think the same idea applies to finding friends and partners.

If you’d learn (I hope not) you will be alive for only 10 more years, would you change something about how you live?

How about a year? Or even less?

I’m not quite sure…
And it does bother me

sick
and sick of it

Now I know what’d be my next speakers. Next year?

Always thought to do FP, learning set and category theory is unnecessary. Not quite there yet to have a strong opinion, but am starting to feel different.

I still think it’s best not to talk about it in the beginning, but am seeing how it could be of use

Unpopular opinion: iPhone sizes don’t make sense. They are a row too long, or a column too short 🤷‍♂️