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Why is my memory so weird…?
Memory is such a strange thing… I can remember strange facts from years ago… I can remember number plates and phone numbers… I know the first wifi password I ever had… but ask me where I put my keys 5 minutes ago and I don’t have a clue…
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The headaches…
Unfortunately there is a side effect of an always active mind… and it’s not a very nice one… actually it’s quite a pain… The side effect is frequent… agonising… headaches…
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Is this site my new obsession…?
So it’s been a week or so since I started this blog and it has already become a bit of an obsession…
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Too much to do, that nothing gets done…
Ever had that huge list of jobs to do… you know the one… the list that you know is there… you know needs working through… but you just don’t have the headspace to do it…
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ADHD + OCD = OMG…
ADHD with all its little quirks can be a bit much at times… but sprinkle in a bit of OCD and it can feel like your head is about to explode…
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There’s preparing… then there’s over preparing…
When it comes to doing something uncomfortable like attending an important meeting, or interview… some people “wing it”, others prepare. But what happens when you over prepare…
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Striving for perfection…
Whether it’s writing an email, producing a slide deck, sending a text, coding or writing a blog post… there’s always that niggling feeling… does it make sense… did I make a mistake…?
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How do I turn my brain off…
My brain feels like a full-time idea generator. It’s a good thing… lots of new concepts to explore, things to build and try… But with it being a full-time idea generator… it comes up with ideas at the most annoying times…
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Everyone needs a hobby… or 20…
I often talk about coding and jumping from one project to another… but in reality… it’s not just coding. Every week there’s a new hobby…
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Hyper-focus is great, 90% of the time…
Hyper-focus, the ability to lock into one subject and fire 200% of your energy on it is great! You can get a lot done, to a very high standard too… but… the skill is only unlocked when you’re interested in the subject…
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Just one more domain…
Obviously every idea I have is going to change the world… so as soon as that idea pops into my head… off to the registrar I go. Sometimes I spend more time thinking of a name and finding a good domain than I actually do building the thing… but hey… at least if it goes somewhere… I have a good domain.
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Practice, don’t preach…
There’s loads of version control solutions out there, good ones, like GIT and…. well… GIT. Every day I tell people, don’t store stuff on your laptop… sync it to a repo… add a good commit comment not just “stuff”. Organised life, organised mind… Do I do that? Do I balls…
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Just another fix…
AI, LLMs… whatever you want to call it… it’s great right? But… after a year or so of daily use, I’m starting to think it’s feeling more and more like a drug.