I had a crippling phobia of public speaking in my early twenties to the point I wasn’t sure I could finish college. I joined Toastmasters as a “hail Mary” and spent about a decade as a regular member. I ended up serving…
Similar story and I use journaling as a form of CBT therapy often. I also went on an SSRI a few years ago which I swore off for a decade+. It’s been huge for me, something I wish I had been more open-minded about a lot…
> it formed the literal backbone of the most advanced aerospace technology on the planet. I'm going to be pedantic here, but I feel like it needs to be said: no, it was not the "literal" backbone aerospace technology.…
I was obsessed with becoming a fighter pilot from ages 8-20 or so. The Air Force Academy didn’t pan out and I didn’t make the cut for Officer Training School out of college. I’m a senior SE now and love my job, get paid…
Much prefer the right-side version. It's still "linear" at the top level and cognitive load is greatly reduced into small, single-responsibility, bite-sized functions. Plus—and sure, this might be a premature…
I'm a TablePlus fan as well, it's soooo good.
https://kindmind.com. It's an online journal with a focus on mental health and wellness I've been building since 2015. I gave up trying to find my version of the perfect online journal and decided to build it myself. I…
> It's simply the nature of the job, I'm certain I'd feel similar with almost any desk job where I toil in front of a screen day in and day out. This leads me to believe a lateral move to something coding-adjacent…
Totally get this. I spent over 10 years in Toastmasters to help me with a phobia of public speaking. In a much better place now but definitely still get butterflies before speaking events at work which subside quickly…
Codecademy and Treehouse are both great platforms that I've used and recommend. If you're looking for a great free intro to programming, I recommend "Learn to Program", available at https://pine.fm/LearnToProgram. It's…
https://kindmind.com/ — a free online journal with a focus on mental health and wellness. Doesn't generate a dime of income (I mean... it's free, at least for now) but it's a fun project to work on, something I care…
I had a crippling phobia of public speaking in my early twenties to the point I wasn’t sure I could finish college. I joined Toastmasters as a “hail Mary” and spent about a decade as a regular member. I ended up serving…
Similar story and I use journaling as a form of CBT therapy often. I also went on an SSRI a few years ago which I swore off for a decade+. It’s been huge for me, something I wish I had been more open-minded about a lot…
> it formed the literal backbone of the most advanced aerospace technology on the planet. I'm going to be pedantic here, but I feel like it needs to be said: no, it was not the "literal" backbone aerospace technology.…
I was obsessed with becoming a fighter pilot from ages 8-20 or so. The Air Force Academy didn’t pan out and I didn’t make the cut for Officer Training School out of college. I’m a senior SE now and love my job, get paid…
Much prefer the right-side version. It's still "linear" at the top level and cognitive load is greatly reduced into small, single-responsibility, bite-sized functions. Plus—and sure, this might be a premature…
I'm a TablePlus fan as well, it's soooo good.
https://kindmind.com. It's an online journal with a focus on mental health and wellness I've been building since 2015. I gave up trying to find my version of the perfect online journal and decided to build it myself. I…
> It's simply the nature of the job, I'm certain I'd feel similar with almost any desk job where I toil in front of a screen day in and day out. This leads me to believe a lateral move to something coding-adjacent…
Totally get this. I spent over 10 years in Toastmasters to help me with a phobia of public speaking. In a much better place now but definitely still get butterflies before speaking events at work which subside quickly…
Codecademy and Treehouse are both great platforms that I've used and recommend. If you're looking for a great free intro to programming, I recommend "Learn to Program", available at https://pine.fm/LearnToProgram. It's…
https://kindmind.com/ — a free online journal with a focus on mental health and wellness. Doesn't generate a dime of income (I mean... it's free, at least for now) but it's a fun project to work on, something I care…