Call me unambitious, but... - I don't want to be filthy rich. - I have no desire to change the world. - I don't need to make a big impact. I want to wake up excited every day, spend my time doing things that give me energy, take time off to be with my family when I want, and have to ask no one for permission. Fortunately, I was born at a time where any random dude with an internet connection can go and get this.

I poured my 10 years of teaching experience into a skill. It's called /teach, and it can teach you anything. Here's how it taught me to solve a Rubik's cube:

I think many developers have experienced this: You look at an app making $200k/month and think: My app has more features. My app provides more value. My app is technically better. So you conclude that the difference must be marketing. But then someone asks what your app does. And you realize they need to read multiple paragraphs of tiny text just to understand the core value. While your competitor explains everything with three screenshot headlines. One of the best things you can do is watch someone discover your app for the first time. Don’t explain anything. Don’t help. Don’t point. Just observe. Where do they tap? How long does it take them to understand the product? Do they achieve the goal you expected? The answers are often uncomfortable. And incredibly valuable.

how to be good at your job - realize this one thing is actually made up of two separate things - realize instead of solving the direct problem you can solve a broader problem - instead of implementing thing, implement other thing that makes it easier to implement thing

All of the the agentic stuff makes me sick. I've been doing dev since 2004 and this is making me want to find another career. This is no longer software dev and I want no part of it.