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mascleta
Travel and Fun
#how to, #spain, #travel

How To Enjoy (Responsibly) A Mascletà

Last updated: December 2, 2025

Mascletà—Valencian explosive tradition. Daytime fireworks at deafening volume. Responsible enjoyment requires ear protection and safe distance

continuous integration
Spirituality and Beliefs Technology
#buddhism, #wisdom

Buddhism For Geeks – Path To Enlightenment Is Like Continuous Integration

Last updated: December 3, 2025

Enlightenment as continuous integration—small incremental improvements, automated testing of beliefs, constant refactoring. Buddhist practice for programmers

small steps
Motivation and Inspiration Success and Wellness
#consistency, #do, #habits

The Overwhelming Power Of Small Steps

Last updated: December 3, 2025

Small steps compound into distance. Overwhelming progress comes from underwhelming daily actions. Tiny consistent beats massive sporadic

the roadblock is the exit
Financial Resilience Motivation and Inspiration
#resilience, #stoicism, #wisdom

The Roadblock Is Your Exit (And Why I’ve Been Silent For The Last 3 Weeks)

Last updated: December 3, 2025

Roadblocks redirect when you're on wrong paths. Three-week silence from hitting wall. Sometimes obstacles save you from destinations not worth reaching

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Assess Decide Do Getting Things Done
#addtaskmanager, #apps, #efficiency, #ios development, #tools

The Productivity App I Always Wanted: addTaskManager

Last updated: December 3, 2025

Building addTaskManager because existing tools failed. GTD implementation that actually works—Assess, Decide, Do framework without complexity bloat

part time entrepreneur
Business Financial Resilience
#digital nomad, #entrepreneurship, #income, #remote work

The Rise Of The Part Time Entrepreneur

Last updated: December 3, 2025

Full-time entrepreneurship isn't only path. Part-time builds businesses while maintaining income security. Side hustles became career strategy

complicate life
Spirituality and Beliefs Success and Wellness
#list post, #simplicity, #wisdom

5 Simple Ways To Complicate Your Life

Last updated: December 3, 2025

Life complicates through overthinking, saying yes to everything, comparing constantly, perfectionism, neglecting health. Simplicity requires active defense

what people search in a blog
Blogging Business
#assess, #blogging journey, #content creation

What People Are Searching For In A Blog

Last updated: December 3, 2025

Blog readers seek solutions, connection, entertainment, inspiration, validation. Different audiences want different things—knowing yours determines content

art and bananas
Spirituality and Beliefs Success and Wellness
#creativity, #value creation, #wisdom

On Art And Bananas

Last updated: December 3, 2025

Banana taped to wall sold for $120k. Art world absurdity or commentary on value? The question misses the point—attention is the art

new image resolutions
Motivation and Inspiration Success and Wellness
#assess, #goal setting, #habits

New Year Resolutions – Do They Actually Work?

Last updated: December 3, 2025

New Year resolutions fail because timing is arbitrary. Motivation from calendar date doesn't sustain. Real change needs systems, not dates

signs of burnout
Health and Fitness Success and Wellness
#assess, #burnout, #list post

5 Early Signs Of Burnout – And The Most Common Cause For It

Last updated: December 3, 2025

Burnout signs—exhaustion, cynicism, inefficacy, detachment, physical symptoms. Common cause—sustained mismatch between effort and meaning

financial habits
Financial Resilience Money and Wealth
#debt, #financial freedom, #financial habits, #habits, #list post, #money

5 Financial Habits Enforced By Playing CashFlow

Last updated: December 3, 2025

CashFlow board game teaches income versus expenses, passive income building, good versus bad debt, opportunity recognition, calculated risk. Games teach money better than books

the proximity bias
Meaningful Relationships Relationships and Society
#entrepreneurship, #expat, #value creation

The Proximity Bias – And How It Affects Our Perception Of Value

Last updated: December 3, 2025

Proximity bias—nearby seems more valuable than distant. Time, space, relationships all affected. Remote creates different value calculations

addTaskManager
Assess Decide Do Getting Things Done Programming Bits
#addtaskmanager, #apps, #tools

addTaskManager Update: Steady To The Plan

Last updated: December 3, 2025

Development update—staying steady to original vision despite feature creep temptations. Simplicity is harder than complexity

spaghetti code
Spirituality and Beliefs Technology
#buddhism, #meditation

Meditation Is Like Debugging Spaghetti Code

Last updated: December 3, 2025

Meditation debugs consciousness like programmers debug spaghetti code. Find bugs, trace origins, refactor thinking. Mind is legacy system needing maintenance

the lies you're telling to yourself
Meaningful Relationships Relationships and Society
#assess, #limiting beliefs, #self awareness, #self improvement

The Art Of Not Believing The Lies You’re Telling To Yourself

Last updated: December 3, 2025

Self-deception runs automatically. The art—catching lies before believing them. Most damaging beliefs are self-authored

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Running
#race reports, #spain, #ultra-marathon

First Ultra-marathon In Spain – The Aftermath

Last updated: December 2, 2025

First ultra-marathon complete. Body broken, mind expanded. The aftermath teaches more than race—recovery reveals what pushing limits costs

running ridiculously long distances
Health and Fitness Running
#how to, #resilience, #ultra-marathon

How Running Ridiculously Long Distances Can Help You

Last updated: December 3, 2025

Ultra-running teaches pain management, mental endurance, discomfort tolerance, delayed gratification. Ridiculous distances develop ridiculous resilience

follow your passion
Motivation and Inspiration Success and Wellness
#decide, #financial freedom, #how to, #purpose

Follow Your Passion: Do’s, Dont’s and Detours

Last updated: December 3, 2025

Follow your passion advice incomplete without reality checks. Do's—test market demand. Don'ts—quit income prematurely. Detours—often become destinations

sapiens
Book Reviews
#books, #wisdom

Yuval Noah Harari – Sapiens – Book Review

Last updated: December 3, 2025

Sapiens reframes human history through stories. We conquered through shared myths. Harari reveals how fiction built civilization

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