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.

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!

Optimise OpenAI Whisper API: Audio Format, Sampling Rate and Quality

Provides guidiance on how to reduce latency when working with the OpenAI Whisper API

Practice: Shepherding Awareness

Proposes a meditation practice focusses on bridging attention and awareness.

Revising Life Mastery Framework: Mastery of Attention

Does mastering attention make us better at living our lives?

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

gcp

Tutorial HTTP Endpoints with GCP Function (2nd Gen) and Go

Cloud Functions provide a lightweight execution environment for code in various languages. They are the serverless compute solutions in Google Cloud Platform (GCP) that is similar to AWS Lambda functions in AWS. There are two different versions of Cloud Functions available: 1st Gen and 2nd Gen. 2nd Gen is recommended

nextjs

Fixing Next.js Error: Invalid next.config.js Options Detected

I have recently upgraded the Next.js and Next.js + Bootstrap Goldstack templates to Next.js 13. After following the upgrade instructions, I encountered encountered a few errors that I document here along with the solutions that I found. Error: The root value has an unexpected property The first error

joy

The Merits of Suffering

No one likes to suffer; but suffering is often the portal to a richer life.

habits

Some Ideas for Habit Design

To change one's behaviour is not always easy - what can help is to start with some well-designed habits.

work

How Important is Work

Work is an important part of our lives - but how important should it be?

meditation

Practice: Mind Focus Meditation

Describes a mediation practice in which the mind is directed to the body, surroundings and interconnectedness.

book-review

Make It Stick - Book Review

Review and summary of the book Make It Stick by Chip and Dan Heath

transcendence

The Missing Guide to Transcendence

Many religions and self-help books suggest that there is one way to achieve a better and more virtuous life. For instance, there are the ten commandments in Christianity, the Five Pillars of Islam or the Noble Eightfold Path in Buddhism. Moreover, aside from core fundamental teachings, religions often feature thousands

esbuild

esbuild Ignore With Comments Plugin

esbuild plugin that allows ignoring specific files by adding comments into the source code.