VOL. 01 — ON BUILDING & ATTENTION
Notes on building, thinking, and the space between.
Essays on software craft, decision-making, and the quiet mechanics of getting things made — written slowly, meant to be read the same way.
The Discipline of Deciding
Motivation is a mood. Discipline is a decision you make once, so you don't have to make it again every morning.
Mar 04, 20267 min read
What the Compiler Teaches About Patience
A compiler never lies to spare your feelings. That honesty, repeated ten thousand times, quietly rewires how you think.
Feb 18, 20266 min read
Working Memory, Not Willpower
You don't have a discipline problem. You have seven slots of working memory and forty open tabs competing for them.
Jan 27, 20268 min read
On Building in Public, Slowly
Every unfinished project was once the most exciting idea I'd ever had. That excitement is not the same thing as a plan.
Jan 09, 20266 min read