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Dream or goal? 🤨 I’ve been referring to this as my “Seven Summits Dream” for a while now, but it’s not a “Dream”, it’s a Goal - there is a difference. The difference Dreams are things that you think about doing, things that you wish could h…
Bank your successes 💪🏻 A “Success Savings Account” is the concept of “banking” your daily successes and keeping them tucked away for when you need them most, in times of negativity or criticism. I was reminded of this idea whilst listening to The…
ELI5 💭 “ Explain Like I’m 5 ” is a concept that has become popular on Reddit for explaining a complex subject that you know a lot about, in layperson’s terms. In an accessible enough way that a five-year-old could grasp it. We assume that others …
Intro to bullet journaling 📄 Bullet journaling is a productivity method developed by Ryder Carroll that combines calendars, to-do lists, scheduling, daily diary, note-taking, and so much more … This method has been referred to as “the mindfulnes…
Mount Elbrus 🏔 … is the highest mountain in Europe at 5,642m (18,510ft) above sea level. It is also a dormant volcano, the highest stratovolcano (a tall, conical volcano) in Eurasia, and the tenth-most prominent peak in the world. Where: Russia, Eu…
Get planning, get packing! ☑️ Yesterday I wrote about my trek to the top of Kilimanjaro , on the anniversary of the summit day. In it, I talked about how I planned the trip and included a kit list. Here’s the kit list, expanded with advice on certa…
Mount Kilimanjaro 🏔 … is the highest mountain in Africa at 5,895m (19,341ft) above sea level and 4,900m (16,100ft) above its base. It is also a dormant volcano and is the highest free-standing mountain (not part of a larger range) in the world. Sev…
25 minutes remaining … 🍅 Doing things is hard. Focusing on things is hard. Focusing on doing many things a day is hard. The Pomodoro technique is a time management method that I apply to my work and personal life. It helps me organise my tasks and…
Brace yourself 🤓 This one’s going to be nerdy. Yesterday I wrote about the last seven days of development and my process of tackling a small feature on this blog every day - as and when I need it, "just in time" . I struggled with the word to ti…
And on the seventh day … 👨🏼💻 … I did the same as I had been doing for the last 6 days. Starting way back last year, on New Year’s Eve 2020, each day I’ve been building a new feature into this blog, “just in time” , at the point that I need the feat…
“Straight to the point and informative style, the amount of info that you’d find in a much longer magazine article, but without the waffle.”—one of my mates, 2021.👍🏻
“I really liked your blog. Very raw, heart on the sleeve stuff.”—one of my managers, 2021.👌🏻
“The coding content is really good, really well written.
Keep it up mate, you’re going great.”—another one of my mates, 2021.