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Essays on productivity, ADHD, developer life, and what it's like to build a consulting practice. Mostly for developers who think differently.

Essay Feb 19, 2026

Your Reading Insights Are Leaking — And You're Paying for the Privilege

You've built the system. Obsidian vault, Readwise account, Notion database, maybe a Drafts inbox. You highlight, you clip, you annotate. Your second brain is real and it's growing.

Essay Nov 24, 2024

The Hidden Power Dynamics of Job Security

I was debugging a particularly annoying stored procedure, the kind that's been touched by so many hands over the years it looks like a digital version of Ship of Theseus, when the message arrived. An

Essay Jul 18, 2024

The Complete Guide to Using iPad Pro for Students in 2024

Since the iPad Pro's introduction in 2015, the device has evolved dramatically, particularly with the introduction of Stage Manager, Apple Pencil hover, and desktop-class features in iPadOS. This guid

Essay May 30, 2024

Experiencing Augmented Reality with Apple Vision Pro

Augmented reality with the Apple Vision Pro has turned time into a fluid, dreamlike state, where digital and physical worlds blend and dance together. In this new terrain, I find my brain struggling t

Essay Mar 13, 2024

Essential Mac Apps for ADHD Management in 2024: A Personal Journey

As someone who has navigated ADHD and technology since my diagnosis in 2016, I've seen significant changes in how we can leverage our Macs to support our unique needs. The landscape of productivity to

Essay Feb 1, 2024

How I Manage My Short-Term Memory and ADHD with Apps in 2024

One of the core symptoms of ADHD remains the sensory overload we experience in daily life. Imagine looking through a window during a rainstorm - each raindrop represents a new thought demanding attent

Essay Apr 1, 2022

My Favorite Mac Apps of 2022

There have been many transformations every year on how I approach my MacBook Pro, mainly due to ever changing new obsessions that would last for a few weeks. However, this year there has been two fact