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Latest — 15 Mar 2026

My Love-Hate Relationship with AI as a Solo Developer

AI has turned solo developers into something new: part programmer, part supervisor of a tireless digital team. The productivity gains are staggering, but so are the risks. From debugging miracles to dangerous blind spots, this is an honest look at what it’s really like building software with AI.

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The Four-Tier System for Deep Focus: How to Structure Your Time Once Your Projects Are Sorted

Sorting your projects brings clarity. Structuring your time brings progress. In Part 2, I share the Four-Tier System that helped me protect deep work, batch by brain mode, and stop choosing coffee over tea when it mattered most.

The Ancient Secret to Focus: Why Your Projects Stall (And How to Fix It)

Most project lists fail because they treat every goal like it deserves equal urgency. This essay introduces a simple framework, Current, Future, Archived, that turns guilt into clarity and helps you focus on one meaningful project at a time.

The Banana Test: How to Stop Overthinking Every Small Decision

A man spent 20 minutes choosing bananas at Costco, and I realized I was him. This is the psychology of decision paralysis, and the simple rule that helped me stop optimizing everything.

The Dogs Who Taught Me How to Live in the Present

My phone died mid-walk, and my dogs reminded me what productivity culture steals: your ability to be here. A story about grief, attention, and a 30-second reset that makes life feel like life again.

From Reflection to Small Actions: The One Rule That Makes 2026 Resolutions Stick (Part II)

Part II of my year-end reflection turns into a practical 2026 plan: one rule that keeps resolutions alive past January. Small habits, real life, “oops” plans, and a little social gravity, plus the reminder that productivity isn’t worth losing the people you’re doing it all for.

What Stays When Everything Else Goes: My 2025 Reflection - Part I

Three weeks into January 2025, I woke up and didn’t want to start the day. Not suicidal, just done. This is what stayed when everything else felt like it was slipping: small movement, honest words, gratitude without surrender, and the stubborn decision to keep going.

My 2025 Reading List: The Source Code Edition

In 2024 I optimized everything. In 2025 I started asking what I was optimizing for. Here are the books I kept orbiting as I debugged the source code.

Seasons of Life: Why You're Not Supposed to Have It All Figured Out

You’re not supposed to have life figured out by 25. Or 35. Or even 55. This piece explores the “seasons of life”, exploration, stability, disruption, reinvention, and why feeling lost doesn’t mean you’ve failed. You’re not late. You’re just in a season. The question is: what will you do with it?

“Hopefully Soon" Is Killing Your Dreams: How to Start When Life Feels Too Messy

We love to say “hopefully soon” about the projects that matter most. This piece is a gentle but honest push to start anyway, messy room, busy brain and all.

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