Why I Stopped Making New Year's Resolutions
Every January, millions of people commit to changing their lives. Most fail within weeks. After years of being one of them, I've stopped playing this game entirely.
Jan 24, 20265 min read
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Deep-dives, perspectives, and learnings on topics that matter to me.
The Consumption Trap: When Learning Becomes Just Another Form of Scrolling
I told myself I was learning. But reading six books in parallel while finishing none of them isn't growth—it's intellectual escapism dressed up as productivity.
Dec 21, 202510 min read
Shape Up: The Methodology That Actually Respects Your Time
After years of Scrum ceremonies and estimation theater, I discovered an approach that treats developers like adults. Here's why Shape Up changed how I think about building products.
Dec 14, 202510 min read
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Why Scrum Is Dead: An Obituary from the Field
Theoretically agile, practically rigid. Why Scrum often becomes a bottleneck in modern development teams and which leaner alternatives we actually need.
Dec 7, 20256 min read
Why I Stopped Setting Goals and Started Building Systems
Goals kept me in a perpetual state of 'not there yet.' Shifting to systems changed not just my productivity, but how I experience my work every day.
Nov 30, 202510 min read
Lifelong Learning as a Way of Living
Lifelong learning is less a tactic for career advancement and more a quiet decision about how you want to move through the world.
Nov 23, 202512 min read
What Reading Deep Work Actually Changed For Me
Cal Newport's book didn't just teach me about focus—it made me rethink how I approach product development, creative work, and the structure of my days.
Nov 16, 202511 min read
Sleep, Craft, Repeat: Why Rest Is the Real Productivity Hack
Late nights feel productive, but sleep is the quiet multiplier behind focus, creativity, and clear thinking in knowledge work.
Nov 9, 20257 min read