Don't focus on being productive

Consistency is The Key This week I didn’t have any interesting topics to talk about, and I thought, why not talk about consistency? and maybe I can try to motivate myself. We’ve all heard it before, consistency is key. But what does that really mean? It’s about showing up, day after day, even if it’s just for a bit. Think about this. What’s...

Solopreneur by Iron Man Mode This week I was listening to a podcast called The Bootstrapped Founder by Arvid Kahl, creator of PodScan and author of the bestseller Zero to Sold. In the episode titled “The AI-Powered Solopreneur”, he talks about his experience using AI in his daily life as a software entrepreneur, working on various issues. I have...

The Age of Software Artisans Writing software is dead, long live writing software! The world always changes. It’s the only true, everything else is guessing. People who’ve worked in tech for a long time know that things come and go. We’ve been through this before, and we’ll go through it many times again. Maybe they do now, in this decadent era...

Giving Opportunities to People Who Need Them When I was about to start high school in a small town in Brazil, a teacher gave me a chance to go to one of the best schools in the state for free. This was a life-changing opportunity for me. When I started to like computers, a friend let me use his computer. This gave me the opportunity to learn...

Coding Just for Fun When was the last time you worked on something just for fun? No deadlines, no expectations, no pressure. Just pure pleasure and curiosity, without worrying about the final result or what others will think. Without thinking about: - Overengineering - Best practices - Clean code - Hexagonal architecture - Performance -...