Articles by Tag #mentalhealth
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Should developers meditate?
Hi there, my first post! I am a dev who has a passion for the, often underrated, topic of taking care...
I use AI when I code. And sometimes it makes me feel like I’m cheating.
I’ve been building things for a long time. Websites, apps, experiments. Some finished, most quietly...
When Passion Becomes Commodity
There’s a particular kind of heartbreak that comes from watching something you love transform into...
How to Prepare for the Future of Programming
Start a start-up? Scratch that. Call your mom. Go back to school? Don’t go back to school. Learn to...
Is Burnout Inevitable in the World of Tech? Let's Talk About It
I originally posted this post on my blog a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. In 2023, I...
Respiration
A slow retrospective on a season of writing, and the quiet transition now opening between fatigue,...
The Dopamine Hit of git push vs. The Agony of git revert
We are not just engineers. We are artists, craftspeople, and architects of digital worlds. And like...
Migraine Awareness Week 2025: Living With New Daily Persistent Headache (NDPH)
September 22nd to September 28th marks Migraine Awareness Week 2025, a week dedicated to raising...
LLM Context Window Stress Testing: Reliability Under Load
TL;DR: We stress-tested 6 LLMs under realistic context load. LFM2 (tops arena leaderboards)...
When the Spark is Done: The ADHD Energy Cycle No One Talks About ✨
When ADHD energy drops into “done mode,” it’s not burnout—it’s a reset. Here’s what the spark cycle really feels like.
We Need to Stop Calling It 'Imposter Syndrome'
I’m going to say something that might sound controversial, but I promise you it comes from a place of...
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Why Every Programmer Needs a Non Computer Hobby 🎯
For many of us, programming isn’t just a job, it’s a lifestyle and a big part of our identity. We...
How Dopamine Detox Made Me a Better Developer
A lot of “dopamine detox” advice sounds like it was written for someone who doesn’t ship code,...
The Reset Button That Wasn't: Why 2026 Demands a New Kind of Resolution
The air is thick with it again—that familiar, almost metallic taste of transition. The “New Year, New...
Finding Strength in Code, Part 2: Lessons from Loss and the Power of Reflection
It’s been more than a year since I published the post — Finding Strength in Code: Navigating...
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I tracked 7 daily habits for 3 weeks. The data surprised me.
Been burned out on productivity systems with 47 steps and color-coded everything. Went back to...
What I See When I Watch You Build
I watch my partner every day as she builds tng.sh, and I see things she probably doesn't realize I...
When Sleep Became a Problem
Sleep was a nightmare for me once. Not the kind where you wake up scared. The kind where you're...
🌱La maternidad, la pausa laboral… y un clic
😵💫Culpa, dudas y un torbellino emocional Hasta casi el segundo año de mi segunda hija, yo...
From Imposter Syndrome to Confidence: My Journey as a Senior Angular Developer
You know that feeling when you walk into a room and wonder if everyone else has the secret manual you...
The Environment Includes Soft, Hard, and Body
Summary The environment also includes the Body Physical Hard Electronic Soft Bodily...
In Defense of Rudolph (and Against State-Sanctioned Reindeer Bullying)
Every year around Christmas, we are expected—required, really—to cheerfully sing along to Rudolph the...
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🧠 [Memory Leak] Why I Felt Stupid at 2 PM: Debugging My Brain's RAM
The Situation. It’s 2:30 PM. I’m staring at my IDE. The method is written. I just need to add a...
Trauma-informed design left everyone asking: "How does it actually know I'm struggling without spying?"
This answers it—with real code and real ethics. The Question That Keeps Me Up at...
I Built an AI Prompt to Debug My Post-Holiday Brain Fog—Here's How It Works
As developers, we're familiar with the dreaded "it works on my machine" problem. But there's another...
We Need to Talk About How Toxic Dev Culture Has Become (And How We Fix It)
I need to get something off my chest. And honestly, I'm scared to write this. Because the tech...
When Someone Dismisses Your Work. Why You Should Keep Building Anyway
Recently I came across a post that summarized a mindset many engineers know too well. The author...