That whole “we can be friends” after a relationship is pathetic. Go tf away.

Many backend developers focus on code. I was one of them until a system design interview humbled me..

Luxury is not about owning expensive things. True luxury is a calm mind, a healthy body, and a life free from drama. You can wear a Rolex gold watch and still be a slave to your stress; or, you can wear a simple Casio plastic watch and be the master of your time. Choose the kind of wealth that actually makes your life better

Done being a perfectionist and ruminating over conversations from the past, wondering if what I said was harsh or confusing or if I rambled on. People don’t hear me the way I critique myself so harshly. The right ones accept me flaws and all. Just as I accept them. What a concept!🖤

there is whole lot of learning when you get on the Chinese and Japanese side of the Github repositories

I've reached a place in my life where I've stopped trying to be interesting. Cool. Smart. Whatever. Stopped collecting experiences to talk about. Stopped reading things to sound smart. Stopped having opinions I don't actually have. Stopped pretending to care about things I don't care about. It took years to get here. Because the world says be interesting. Be fun. Be loud. Be someone people want around. So you perform. Until one day you're sitting somewhere surrounded by people and you feel completely, utterly hollow. Because none of it was you. And something inside finally whispers: enough. You stop performing. You slow down. You become more present. More honest. More still. You say less. But what you say is real. And you realize the most interesting people aren’t trying to be interesting. They don't give a shit. They’re just fully, unapologetically themselves.

The Last Days At Forcados High School fgs😭

Read more, consume less. Your mind is muscle. Train it. Be mentally jacked. Read old books. The classics. The books no else reads. If you read "best sellers", you'll think like everybody else. Read Crime & Punishment. Read Moby Dick. Read 100 years of Solitude. Books that confuse you. Books that change the way you see people, suffering, love, meaning, and life. Books that change the way you perceive reality.

A slow life is a life that’s aligned with your soul: - waking up without rushing - coffee in silence - reading books that take weeks to finish - long walks in nature - cooking something simple and slow - sitting by a window doing nothing - keeping your circle small - keeping your life private - saying no without guilt - listening to music and staring at the ceiling - working on something meaningful - letting yourself get bored - going to bed without feeling drained - moving at your own pace - not caring what people think A slow life is not a boring life. It’s not a lazy life. It’s not an unambitious life. It’s a life built around what actually feels true to you.