An abstract, surreal vision capturing the feeling of being billion years old—an ancient consciousness flowing within a boundless cosmic ocean. Visualize a radiant, ever-changing stream of matter and energy, swirling through vibrant galaxies and nebulae, momentarily manifesting as playful, sentient forms—dolphins leaping joyfully out of infinity, performing acrobatic flips in the starlit void. The scene is luminous, ethereal, filled with movement, color, and a sense of temporary celebration before dissolving back into the infinite universe. Convey a mix of awe, freedom, cosmic love, and the fleeting nature of existence—a spiritual backflip in the hideout of time.

Dare to Backflip: Embracing Life’s Thrilling Uncertainty

It’s Monday morning, and I’m thinking about backflips.Yeah, you read that right – backflips. But let’s step back for a moment. Imagine this: you’re 13.8 billion years old. That’s not just poetic – it’s a cosmic fact. You are literally stardust, a temporary arrangement of matter that has traversed time and space, a tiny yet […]

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The Trap of Self-Deception: Why Praise Can Hold You Back

Inspired by a powerful insight in The Tao of Seneca, a collection of letters recommended by Tim Ferriss. One of the most subtle – and dangerous – traps we can fall into is the illusion that we’ve already arrived. That we are “good enough”. Not because we’ve truly earned that status through relentless introspection and

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How to Keep Your Head in the Clouds Without Floating Away

While reading the Frontend at Scale newslettter, I stumbled across Joel Spolsky’s legendary essay, Don’t Let Architecture Astronauts Scare You, and it did highlight that my pragmatic perspective on software development is still valid. Even though it’s over two decades old, the message remains crucial: too much abstraction can leave you gasping for real, measurable impact.

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Prevent the Collapse of Software Development Civilization

This talk was done 2 years ago, at a gaming conference. The title “Preventing the Collapse of Civilization” is an accurate representation of the content, it’s not click-baity.. and it’s talking about the collapse of our digital, shipping software world, and the drop in productivity and purpose that’s being felt throughout the industry because of

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Google Page Speed Insights – Take your score to the next level

If you’re wondering about improving your Google Page Speed rating, great! This is a good first step, but it’s not the only one you should take.= How to improve Google Page Speed This should be self-explanatory, as the results are accompanied by recommendations on what to do to fix them. But what if a lot

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