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Today I am turning 40 years old. Which, while not exactly great, is better than the alternative, so kudos to me for still being alive! 🎉 I am a pretty lucky person. I was born in one of the best, richest countries of the world. I feel safe, I have a good job, I am pretty healthy and I have a lovely family. But, for the past couple of months leading up to this milestone, I have spent a lot of time reflecting on life and failing to fall asleep due to the existential dread of having already used up half...

Andrea Bergia

I've always thrived on high workload, making things happen fast, multiple projects I believe in. That's when I'm at my best. But there's a pattern: the calmer work is, the calmer I am at home. The more stressed work is, the more irritable I am at home. It's a seesaw. My family is always on the losing end. I have endless professional bandwidth for revenue-generating problems and zero emotional bandwidth for the people I love. Apparently it's called "high sensation seeking" - linked to dopamine. Work under pressure gives me a hit. Playing blocks with my toddler doesn't. I need...

Tips for stroke-surviving software engineers - by James Padolsey

2025-10-29

What would you do with 52 hours a week of discretionary time?

Make your time count.

It's Okay to Code on Nights and Weekends | Tejas Kumar

Rethinking the balance between coding passion, life, and maintaining healthy boundaries.

Modern Luddites: On Being a Digital Minimalist Family in a Tech-Saturated World

Advice from the author of Childhood Unplugged

Katherine Martinko

The News is Information Junk Food | Chuck Carroll

Cutting out the news has been one of the best lifestyle decisions I've made in recent years, second only to cutting out social media (though the two are not mutually exclusive). Reducing my intake of what is essentially junk information has significantly reduced anxiety and worry in my day to day life, and has freed up more of my time to pursue other interests and deeper reading. I'm able to concentrate better because there are less disruptions. My view is that "the news" primarily exists to keep consumers entertained rather than keeping citizens informed, very rarely presenting us with useful...

Sleep deprivation disrupts memory: here’s why

Study in rats shows that a key brain signal linked to memory formation deteriorates after broken sleep. Study in rats shows that a key brain signal linked to memory formation deteriorates after broken sleep.

Kozlov, Max

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