Bemused ramblings some dude says on the internet
I can find a lot of things I’d rather do than write if I’m not feeling it. A lot of things. The internet is chock full of things I can waste time on, so is my computer, or my bookshelf, or anywhere really.
I can procrastinate bad when I’m anxious or don’t know how to move forward. The problem is, I need to find a way to increase my income while working around my home situation.… Read the rest
How do I make my blog more profitable?
You wouldn’t be here if you weren’t asking yourself something similar. In the age of a click being worth pennies and the RPM being a rounding error away from zero, it’s hard to know exactly how to turn a blog from a money sink into something more than (cheap) beer money at best.… Read the rest
The first time you have to jump a language for a new project is one of the most frightening parts of being a developer. I previously had to jump between languages for pet projects and solo projects, but I never had to start a large scale project from the ground up in a language I’d never touched before. It was definitely an intimidating prospect, but it was the only way to push forward in my career, so I pushed myself as hard as possible.… Read the rest
Everyone’s too busy thinking about themselves to think about what you’re doing.
This sounds like it would be a punch to the gut, but it was one of the most catalytic pieces of advice I received growing up. It was both a warning and a blessing of security. People were all too busy living their own lives, absorbed in their own affairs to care about me or what I did.… Read the rest
Starting a new project can be nerve-wracking. You have to account for what the project is, who has to do what, what the timeline looks like, and how to make it all a reality. It doesn’t stop there, you also have to account for changes in scope, bugs, things not working as expected, budget changes, and more. The entire process can be insane even with a plan.… Read the rest
2019 was the year I decided to just shut up about my plans to blog and actually do it.
I had drafted up plans about what I would do, how I would do it, my usual MO for an unknown plunge. This unfortunately tends to turn into an exercise in procrastination, but not this time. I had finally pushed myself to just go.… Read the rest