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Keep Your Goddamn Jack: How Overthinking Creates Problems You Don’t Need
Have you ever found yourself overthinking a simple situation, only to end up creating a problem that didn’t even exist in the first place? Let me tell you a little story. A man gets a flat tire, on a country road. He sees a house in the distance. He walks up to the house, and…
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My Journey to Becoming a (Somewhat) Organized Human
Let me paint a picture for you. My entire life, I’ve had a love-hate relationship with planning. I’d dive in headfirst, planning like a superhero, convinced I’d crush every goal, slay procrastination, and remember even the smallest tasks—like calling my mom or finally cleaning that coffee machine. Spoiler: I failed. Every. Single. Time. I’ve tried…
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From Chaos to Clean Code: Structuring Data in Modern PHP
I’ve been coding in PHP for more than 14 years and worked with different versions of PHP. From 5.4 to 8.3. From very old platforms like WordPress, Joomla, CakePHP, and Zend framework to Symfony and Laravel. But one thing that I see is we are still using PHP the same way we did back a…
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The Pitfalls of ‘Learning on the Fly’: Why Early Learning Is Crucial
Hey everyone! I want to share a story that got me thinking about the importance of early learning. The other day, I saw a video on Instagram that compared girls and boys, humorously suggesting that girls always prepare ahead of time while boys are like a pilot reading a “How to Fly” book mid-flight. While…
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The Boy Scout Rule: A Principle for Life!
Hey everyone! I’ve been wanting to start this blog for months, but kept pushing it off. Today, I decided to finally share my thoughts and experiences. Let me tell you a story about when the idea for this post came to me. One day at work (from home 😊), I was in the middle of…