Digging my old Sony MZ-R909 out of a drawer led to a MiniDisc revival, a macOS port of foo_dsp_silence for foobar2000, and a reminder that too much choice is slowly ruining how we experience music.
Falling Forwards: From A Drunken 2am Flight Booking To Running A SaaS In Vietnam
Fourteen years of failed side projects, ballooning to 90kg, a Phuket type 2 diabetes diagnosis, and four months in Barcelona that finally stuck.
Launching hugo-travel-map
I’ve got over 40 WordPress sites. Whilst I love what WordPress did for the web, the last few years have been a slow grind of plugin upgrades, security patches and the occasional 3am email telling me another one got popped anyway. Automated updates, hardened configs, the lot - and still, every couple of years one of them would get hacked. Given 90% of my content is genuinely static, I finally got fed up and started moving everything off. The WooCommerce stuff went to Shopify so I never have to think about it again. The blogs and content sites are going to Hugo, Astro, or in a couple of cases my own Laravel platform.
Launching tools.rus.io
I keep needing the same small jobs done on my laptop. Percentage of a number. Days between two dates. Pretty-print some JSON. Turn a markdown file into a PDF without opening three different apps.
The math is easy. Finding a page that just does the job without an email gate, autoplay, or half the viewport covered in ads for stuff i dont want is what wore me down.
So i built tools.rus.io.
Building Character, Brick by Brick: How LEGO Mimics the Process of Personal Growth
Just as the vibrant LEGO pieces come together to create magnificent structures, our life experiences, both significant and seemingly trivial, shape us, brick by brick. Each piece, each memory, each learning curve, intertwines to craft the intricate design of our character. Join me on this journey, as we draw parallels between the assembly of LEGO structures and our own personal growth.
Foundations – From Beginnings and Experiences
Like the foundation of any great LEGO structure, our character’s foundation is laid early in life. Our environment, the people we interact with, and the experiences we undergo, act as those foundational pieces, setting the stage for future growth.
Understanding and Embracing Your Value System: A Guide to Authentic Living
In a world filled with diverse personalities, various opinions, and incessant external influences, navigating through life’s myriad challenges and crossroads can be a daunting endeavor. One of the most profound tools we possess as individuals, often overlooked, is our value system. It’s the compass that guides our choices, influencing not just what we do, but how we feel about it.
What is a Value System?
At its core, a value system comprises the principles, ethics, and moral standards we hold dear. Think of it as your internal GPS, consistently guiding you towards actions and choices that resonate with your soul’s deepest truths. While the world around you fluctuates, these values remain your steadfast companions, helping you make decisions that feel right at a fundamental level.
Rich in Personality: Exploring the Traits of the Wealthy
I subscribe to Chamath Palihapitiya’s Substack What I Read This Week, it’s a weekly dose of a dozen or so interesting links, often related, that he recommends. This week’s newsletter featured a paper published in the British Journal of Psychology titled The rich are different: Unravelling the perceived and self-reported personality profiles of high-net-worth individuals.
I’m fascinated with personal development as my personality used to be abhorrent. Over the decades I’ve become someone I actually like, as well as a high-net-worth individual, so I was curious to see if there was a scientific correlation between who I have become internally and what I have achieved externally.
Why I Bought A Rolex Starbucks
Last year I bought a brand new, Rolex Starbucks.
i dont know if you guys have seen the meme of all the gurus saying everyone in america would make it if they just stopped buying starbucks coffee?
Moguls like Kevin O’Leary can be very judgemental about people’s coffee habits.
Medical schools are advising students to save money by not buying Starbucks.
Gratitude 2022
When I journal I always fill out a gratitude template of 6 things I’m grateful for but reading Tynan’s recent gratitude blog post has inspired me to follow in his foot steps and write my own yearly gratitude post. I want to develop as a writer and content creator for personal development and to help better understand my own thoughts so hopefully I will see you this time next year as well!
Discovering The South Of Morocco
Spain’s starting to get cold and is losing it’s sunshine, also I want to get back to a never ending summer, so I decided to spend a month in Morocco to learn more about this beautiful country.
Surfing in Tamraght
Taghazout is the most famous surfing destination in Morocco, but it’s tiny, lost it’s hippy vibe and has more scammers than soul nowadays. Further down the coast is another town called Tamraght with more surf and yoga camps as well as proximity to the same beaches. I have stayed in a few places and recommend Maroc Surf Camp for basic accomodation, yoga and surf lessons or the Riu Palace if you want more of a luxury resort vibe. The Maroc Surf Camp guys were happy to collect me from the Riu and take me out for surf lessons when I was staying there.