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Where text is appropriate, it is included. Otherwise, I like pictures, gifs and moderate walks on the beach.

Total written: 45.6k words (That's like 182 pages 😳)

Oct. 21, 2024
  • life

Keep HR in Enterprise

The best of corporate politics - 2 minutes and 46 seconds.
Sep. 26, 2024
  • work

Experience != expertise

Years on the job are overrated 👴 - 3 minutes and 0 seconds.
Sep. 13, 2024
  • personal

Passion and Purpose

the optimal experience - 3 minutes and 43 seconds.
Aug. 30, 2024
  • travel

Coming to the Middle East

problem hunting pursuit - 3 minutes and 3 seconds.
Jul. 11, 2024
  • personal

When I sold hypnosis

and why selling matters - 3 minutes and 38 seconds.
Jan. 12, 2024
  • product

Sell it before building it

Sales before git commits - 3 minutes and 6 seconds.
Dec. 27, 2023
  • development

‘Build it and they will come’

… is the worst attitude - 3 minutes and 13 seconds.
Dec. 12, 2023
  • personal

Relinquishing ego

Friend, Foe or Fam? - 2 minutes and 1 seconds.
Nov. 29, 2023
  • life

Operating a failing business

Chasing shiny objects - 2 minutes and 54 seconds.
Nov. 2, 2023
  • personal

Mistakes i’ve made

The smarter approach for problem hunting - 3 minutes and 40 seconds.
Oct. 19, 2023
  • life

American Airlines sucks

❌🛫 - 3 minutes and 23 seconds.
Oct. 8, 2023
  • building

Building a house…

For the price of a bathroom - 2 minutes and 31 seconds.
Sep. 17, 2023
  • development

No-code automation

And why it’s awesome - 2 minutes and 40 seconds.
Sep. 4, 2023
  • skiing

I really miss skiing

Dat shred - 2 minutes and 41 seconds.
Aug. 29, 2023
  • development

Working with MacOS…

… to not pull my hair - 3 minutes and 23 seconds.
Aug. 6, 2023
  • personal

The importance of God

Your choice in God - 3 minutes and 38 seconds.
Jul. 15, 2023
  • psychology

Why you need to suffer

Spoiler: it builds character - 3 minutes and 54 seconds.
Jun. 8, 2023
  • business

Family is complicated for everyone

But always worth it - 2 minutes and 46 seconds.
May. 27, 2023
  • business

Starting a business is hard

Solve your own problems first - 3 minutes and 16 seconds.
May. 22, 2023
  • farming

Farming over everything

Grow 🌱 - 2 minutes and 57 seconds.
Apr. 7, 2023
  • building

Build things with your hands

Connect with creation 🚧 - 2 minutes and 40 seconds.
Mar. 8, 2023
  • life

The beauty of nature

The ultimate reset button 🔁 - 2 minutes and 40 seconds.
Feb. 21, 2023
  • ci/cd

Why docker is so awesome

Yup, i’m on the bandwagon 🚙 - 3 minutes and 53 seconds.
Jan. 30, 2023
  • ci/cd

The world of microservices

The future of backend - 2 minutes and 46 seconds.
Nov. 2, 2022
  • ai

Pulling your hair with AI

Fancy word predictions - 3 minutes and 12 seconds.
Oct. 4, 2022
  • work

Why AI won’t take your job…

… yet - 3 minutes and 32 seconds.
Aug. 30, 2022
  • work

Work over exercise

Ditch the gym, embrace hard work - 2 minutes and 34 seconds.
Aug. 18, 2022
  • food

Drawing with AI is garbage

😅🤖 GPUs go brrr, but for what? - 3 minutes and 2 seconds.
Nov. 30, 2021
  • food

Eggs are amazing

🐣 - 3 minutes and 32 seconds.
Nov. 26, 2021
  • work

Manual labour is underrated

Ditch the degree; grab a wrench 🔧 - 2 minutes and 47 seconds.
Nov. 22, 2021
  • cloud

Cloud is very annoying

It all kinda sucks - 3 minutes and 34 seconds.
Nov. 12, 2021
  • work

Contractors and the future of work

The division of labor is supreme - 2 minutes and 31 seconds.
Nov. 2, 2021
  • product

People don’t know what they want

Product is about solving unknown problems. - 2 minutes and 41 seconds.
Oct. 22, 2021
  • product

Why product is so imporant

Users lie; build products accordingly - 2 minutes and 16 seconds.
Oct. 6, 2021
  • travel

Haven’t been there; won’t

Why I don't feel I need to see many more travel destinations - 2 minutes and 28 seconds.
Oct. 6, 2021
  • travel

The Cynical Traveller

Planes, trains, and … complains 😩 - 3 minutes and 49 seconds.
Sep. 30, 2021
  • resume

Resumes: Your Digital Real Estate

Your foot in the door 👞 - 3 minutes and 2 seconds.
Sep. 22, 2021
  • fun

Is It Worth It?

A quick reference for work and automation ⚖️ - 1 minutes and 57 seconds.
Sep. 15, 2021
  • data

Open Data Daily

Information on the daily 📈 - 1 minutes and 20 seconds.
Sep. 13, 2021
  • food

Superfood: Avocados

Real deal 🥑 - 2 minutes and 12 seconds.
Aug. 3, 2021
  • food

Superfood: Cabbage

The real deal for gains 💪🥬 - 1 minutes and 41 seconds.
Aug. 1, 2021
  • music

Earl Sweatshirt

wipe the dirt and vomit off 🤢 - 1 minutes and 26 seconds.
Jul. 22, 2021
  • econophysics

Didier Sornette

The godfather of econophysics - 2 minutes and 12 seconds.
Jul. 8, 2021
  • persuasion

Being Persuasive

A few proven methods to persuasion 👨🏻 - 2 minutes and 46 seconds.
Jul. 7, 2021
  • personal

Path to Prudence

Easing your way into prudence 🧙 - 2 minutes and 41 seconds.
Jun. 24, 2021
  • privacy

Privacy Advocacy

3 simple steps for added online privacy 🤫 - 2 minutes and 37 seconds.
Jun. 17, 2021
  • health

Compound Lifts

Gains » Yoga 🧘 - 2 minutes and 59 seconds.
Jun. 13, 2021
  • communication

Body Language: Eyes, No Lies

👀 - 2 minutes and 4 seconds.
Jun. 11, 2021
  • story

Conquering Sweden

COVID may wipe out the entire population 🇸🇪 - 2 minutes and 43 seconds.
Jun. 5, 2021
  • communication

Blank Page Syndrome

Writing can be hard ✍️ - 2 minutes and 34 seconds.
May. 28, 2021
  • communication

Body Language: Hands Up

✋ and 👍 - 2 minutes and 17 seconds.
May. 21, 2021
  • sports

Running

Run… 🏃 for your life - 1 minutes and 1 seconds.
May. 18, 2021
  • sports

Skiing

Skiing; equal parts relaxing, graceful and dangerous ⛷️ - 1 minutes and 44 seconds.
May. 15, 2021
  • communication

Body Language: Building Rapport

👀 and 🦵 - 1 minutes and 29 seconds.
May. 10, 2021
  • health

Daily Routine

How a few activities can help you win your day 🏆 - 2 minutes and 28 seconds.
May. 8, 2021
  • ai

General AI

A perspective on when robots might take over 🤖 - 2 minutes and 16 seconds.
May. 4, 2021
  • health

Smoking Cigarettes

The monkey on your back is not all drawbacks 🐒 - 1 minutes and 44 seconds.
Apr. 30, 2021
  • health

Digital Health: Cell Phones

10 quick and easy steps for helping you with your phone addiction 🧑‍⚕️ - 1 minutes and 41 seconds.
Apr. 25, 2021
  • technology

Gamification: Cell Phones

A little on why we are so hooked on our cell 📱 - 2 minutes and 13 seconds.
Apr. 21, 2021
  • geopolitics

Iran

Tehran and their favorable attributes 🔑 - 1 minutes and 39 seconds.
Apr. 10, 2021
  • story

Apples, Bananas and Pears

A short story about fruits - 1 minutes and 15 seconds.
Mar. 30, 2021
  • geopolitics

Saudi Arabia

How Riyadh will stoke 🔥 in the Middle East - 1 minutes and 6 seconds.
Mar. 16, 2021
  • fitness

Fasting: Helping health and reducing stress

Ancient technique of not owning a fridge 🍽 - 1 minutes and 7 seconds.
Mar. 4, 2021
  • apis

Fun APIs I: Cats as a Service (Cataas)

How cats have taken over the internet 🐱 - 1 minutes and 15 seconds.
Feb. 26, 2021
  • music

Migos

Automobiles had the model T 🚗, Hip-hop got the Migos three 🥁 - 1 minutes and 57 seconds.
Feb. 22, 2021
  • music

Jimi Hendrix

Pioneering electric guitarist 🎸, 27 Club - 1 minutes and 53 seconds.
Feb. 20, 2021
  • apps

A little more fun with web apps

Taylor Swift, Kanye’s better half ❤️ - 1 minutes and 37 seconds.
Feb. 18, 2021
  • apps

Web Apps: A Fun Sample

Web apps just want to have fun 📱 💁 - 1 minutes and 13 seconds.
Feb. 15, 2021
  • apis

Getting Started with APIs

The engine powering most applications you use - 4 minutes and 23 seconds.
Feb. 11, 2021
  • development

Machine Learning: How to get started

Making AI that can take over the world using Python 🐍 - 4 minutes and 57 seconds.
Jan. 26, 2021
  • finance

GME - How to Stop the Game

GME 💎 👐 📈 - 1 minutes and 38 seconds.
Dec. 5, 2020
  • writing

Write. Everyday.

✍️ - 3 minutes and 15 seconds.
Dec. 4, 2020
  • finance

Inflation: Our Modern Economy

Inflation or stagflation: which will you choose? 💊 - 3 minutes and 14 seconds.
Dec. 1, 2020
  • poetry

How to Break Up With: TV

My complicated relationship with 📺 - 2 minutes and 0 seconds.
Nov. 30, 2020
  • music

Frank Ocean

☔, ✨ - 2 minutes and 40 seconds.
Nov. 22, 2020
  • music

Juice WRLD

Legends never die 💀 - 3 minutes and 57 seconds.
Nov. 18, 2020
  • privacy

A Case for Alternative Search

How ‘googling’ impacts the way we learn 👩‍🏫 - 2 minutes and 52 seconds.
Nov. 14, 2020
  • development

High Performance Websites

Google, the mandatory friend you want to get along with online 😈 - 3 minutes and 30 seconds.
Nov. 13, 2020
  • music

Travis Scott

sicko mode 🎪 - 1 minutes and 49 seconds.
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