May 15Member-onlyHow I Made $4400 with One Article On Medium and What Happened AfterIt took me four months and 41 well written articles to reach this level of “virality” I have been holding back on writing a content piece like this, solely because almost all “Medium earnings” posts are about how the authors made cents after writing for months. I don’t intend to…Writing5 min readWriting5 min read
May 15Member-onlyThe Only Retirement Portfolio That Will Matter As You AgeEverything you have learned about a diversified retirement strategy is wrong. While I used to think that the most important saving to make for retirement is money well invested in a diversified portfolio, I have now accepted a huge flaw in my future planing. There’s something else that takes up…Healthy Aging6 min readHealthy Aging6 min read
Mar 28Member-onlyNeuroscience Backed Cheatsheet For a Life Quality That Won’t Beg The Broken Medical Systems For HelpQuick-fixes from long-term science Get your morning sunlight. AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. Get outside, windows won’t cut it. Get the light photons to enter your eyes. 10 minutes on a sunny day 30–40 minutes on a cloudy day. Sleep and wake up at the same time every night and morning…Brain Health4 min readBrain Health4 min read
Mar 27Member-onlyThe Power of Unplugging: Our Story of Raising Screen-Free KidsLearn from my six years of experience fighting screens and giving kids an intentional childhood they deserve. Ten years ago, I remember a friend saying to me how her niece “needs” the screen as a three year old or she’ll be left behind the changing world compared to her peers. …Devices6 min readDevices6 min read
Mar 24Member-onlyHow I Spend Money to Buy HappinessMoney doesn’t buy happiness but it does reduce the stress of basic living which protects well being The best use of money is to buy back my time to do things that energize me. Those include working out, surfing, writing and creating arts and crafts with my children. If there…Money4 min readMoney4 min read
Feb 9Member-onlyToxic Lessons From Work Software Engineers Need To Avoid To Raise Moral Kids(Almost) everything high pressure jobs teach needs to stay away from parenting practices and what to do instead. From school to college to the high tech jobs, most software engineers only know the language of high performance. The graphs and grades need to always go higher, the salaries bigger and…High Performance6 min readHigh Performance6 min read
Jan 23Member-onlyWhy I Chose to Make $25k Per Year Instead of $400kNo bullshit answer- it’s because my basic bills are paid for from full time jobs I worked in the past. 2022 was the first year I made money as a part time “entrepreneur”. Here’s my income report: Medium earnings: $10,200 Freelance earnings: $15,000 Total: $25,200 I chose to “do my…Financial Freedom4 min readFinancial Freedom4 min read
Jan 2Member-onlyIs AI(chatGPT) Better Than An Experienced Engineer For Career Advice?The chat bot blew my mind, but is it smarter than my life experience? After more than a decade of experience as a Software Engineer, students approach me for career advice and one of my life’s joy is teaching. I got over my fear of putting myself out on the…Artificial Intelligence6 min readArtificial Intelligence6 min read
Dec 19, 2022Member-onlyHow To Prepare For A Layoff Even Before It HappensThe difference between getting devastated versus taking your career to new heights after getting laid off. It seems like every company is laying off people. Twitter- 3500 people(definitely more, I have lost count), Meta- 11000, Amazon 10,000. If you’re affected, I know it sucks. Even if it’s not your turn…Layoffs4 min readLayoffs4 min read
Nov 1, 2022Member-onlyThe Shortest List of Money Books You Need to Win With MoneyTop lesson from all four- Money is more behavior than numbers If you haven’t already, you need to get into these genius minds right now. While getting a deep understanding of the technical money matters, you will be entertained by the life stories and the thought process of these writers. …Investing2 min readInvesting2 min read
