Self Improvement

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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