How I came up with my somewhat weird mission statement
'Be chill and create from love' is not like other lame mission statements, and here I explain what led me to it.
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Memory Technique for Remembering Non-fiction Books
5 step technique for remembering key concepts of non-fiction books.
Voice Memos with ChatGPT: My First "GPT"
Use ChatGPT as a free tool to record with voice memos.
Book Review: Awareness by Anthony de Mello
"Awareness" is an invitation to embark on a journey of profound self-discovery; but it is not for the faint-hearted.
Death by Cloud or How to Build Brittle Systems
The allure of serverless computing and cloud-based solutions was once irresistible to me. The promise of speedier system development and simpler maintenance seemed like a dream come true. I eagerly advocated for these technologies, writing numerous articles on the subject. Yet, as time passed, my enthusiasm waned as I came
Five Steps to Peace
Discover the path to inner peace with this enlightening article that outlines five transformative steps towards achieving a serene state of mind grounded in the teachings of Thich Nhat Hanh.
Solving Jest Unexpected Token error uuid package
Problem When trying to run a Jest test, you encounter the following error related to the uuid package: Jest encountered an unexpected token Jest failed to parse a file. This happens e.g. when your code or its dependencies use non-standard JavaScript syntax, or when Jest is not configured to
Mock S3 for AWS SDK for JavaScript (v3)
Provides an npm package with a local file-based mock for S3 in the AWS JavaScript SDK (v3).
Stream S3 Object Data with AWS SDK v3
Explains how to use NodeJS streaming operations when working with S3 objects in the new AWS SDK v3.
How to fix Next.js error: Cannot find module 'next/dist/shared/lib/router-context' or its corresponding type declarations.
Diagnose and fix the 'Cannot find module' problem after Next.js upgrade.
Upgrading to Yarn 4
My experiences upgrading from Yarn 3 to Yarn 4 in a large codebase.
Why You Should Become and Engineering Leader (or Not)
Are you up for a promotion or want to plan out your career path? This article provides some useful questions to ponder before you make your decision.
chatgpt
Control Windows with Your Voice and the Magic of ChatGPT
Uses voice-to-text transcription and code generated by ChatGPT to have your computer listen to your every command!
openai
Optimise OpenAI Whisper API: Audio Format, Sampling Rate and Quality
Provides guidiance on how to reduce latency when working with the OpenAI Whisper API
meditation
Practice: Shepherding Awareness
Proposes a meditation practice focusses on bridging attention and awareness.
philosophy
Revising Life Mastery Framework: Mastery of Attention
Does mastering attention make us better at living our lives?
philosophy
Mindful Practices to Enhance Your Daily Life
Cannot sit still for 5 min? Try these easy practices that allow increasing mindfulness in everyday life.
life
A Framework for the Mastery of Life (V0.1)
Describes a framework for the mastery of life based on various elements of mastery, such as mastery of our body, emotions and thought.
ruby
Install Ruby on Windows
In order to try out the Fastlane tool, I needed to install Ruby on my Windows development machine today. The process took me a few attempts, so I thought I share here some of the mistakes to avoid and how to get everything running. How to Install Ruby The easiest
breathing
On Waiting: A Skill Often Overlooked
Waiting seems like a waste of time. I argue it is actually one of the most powerful things we can learn.
breathing
Three Surprisingly Useful yet Simple Skills: Breathing, Waiting, Thinking
Mastery of skills allows us to have a greater impact on the world around us. Whether it's coding, painting, or any other skill, becoming better at what we do enables us to create more and make a difference. However, with countless skills to choose from, it's
purpose
Defining a Personal Purpose: A Practical Guide with Four Questions
I have already discussed the philosophical merits of defining our own personal purpose outside the context of the framework provided by traditional religions in the post Finding Purpose. In this post, I want to provide some more practical advice about how one might go about defining a personal purpose, vision,
philosophy
What Does it Mean to Be Good
I haven recently been watching the TV show The Good Place. The titular Good Place is simply what we understand to be heaven; a place where some hope to go after they die to be rewarded for their good deeds while alive. It is explained that only the most outstanding
cognito
A Beginner's Guide to Cognito for Web Applications
Amazon Cognito is a cloud-based, serverless solution for identity and access management. It provides similar capabilities as Auth0 and Okta. The main benefit of Cognito is that it is just another services within the AWS suite of services, and can thus easily be used if other parts of the stack