Published inMarius Andra’s blog·Jan 2Some people create work. Some people solve work.Hey, ChatGPT, given the following blog post, write it in longer form, providing plenty of examples of people in both groups, and how can one move from one group to another: My frame of reference is startups and small multidisciplinary teams that operate with little red tape. …4 min read4 min read
Published inMarius Andra’s blog·Feb 27, 2015How to get rich, slowly.I never had a healthy relationship with money, it always felt more like an addiction. Like a professional addict, I spent all my days in search of plastic gold, and whenever I would find some, I’d waste it all on …, well …, stuff. …Finance25 min readFinance25 min read
Published inMarius Andra’s blog·Jul 14, 2014Why I don’t eat on MondaysFor as long as I can remember I’ve had one problem with my weight — there was too much of it. It never had a serious impact on my life, but at 110kg and 190cm (242lbs and 6'3" for you Yanks, Liberians and Burmese) I had at least 25 extra…Health7 min readHealth7 min read
Published inMarius Andra’s blog·Mar 22, 2014Don’t break the chain — 6 months laterSix months ago I started using the “don’t break the chain” system. Three months ago I wrote a blog post about it. Time for an update! Read the original post first, if you haven’t! If you repeat any thought or action multiple times, your brain creates new neural pathways and…Productivity7 min readProductivity7 min read
Published inMarius Andra’s blog·Jan 1, 2014How to be productiveA bit more than a year ago (2012/11/13) I started a journal entry with the words: “I am going to figure out how productivity works!” Fast forward to today and I think I have almost cracked it. But I’m getting ahead of myself. Let’s rewind. The first 26 years of…Productivity12 min readProductivity12 min read
Published inMarius Andra’s blog·Sep 17, 2012Two strategies for writing better codeLast week I finished Code Complete, a classic book by Steve McConnell. Published in 1993 and updated in 2004, it’s one of the best platform-agnostic programming books ever written. While all of its 960 pages contain a lot of wisdom, two concepts struck a chord with me. First, most of…3 min read3 min read
Published inMarius Andra’s blog·Jul 3, 2012Why I’m finally dumping Ubuntu and switching to a MacI love Ubuntu. I really admire how Canonical took a great Linux distribution and turned into something humane. There’s just one problem with it: it sucks, but it’s not their fault. Let me explain. I’ve used Linux as my primary OS for over a decade. I know how it feels…Rants4 min readRants4 min read
Published inMarius Andra’s blog·May 11, 2012Make your success inevitable (and lose weight)I used to suck at setting goals. A lot. At some point I had a new goals almost weekly. “From now on I will go to the gym 3x a week”, “I will only eat ice cream on weekends”, “Maximum one glass of wine with dinner”, etc. These usually lasted…Productivity2 min readProductivity2 min read
Published inMarius Andra’s blog·May 3, 2012The secret to great ideas (and fix your home in the process)During a recent RSS reading session I found an article called “You Can Learn To Be The Next Steve Jobs: Nine Ways To Become A Visionary”. While I was expecting a typical rant about having passion, looking years ahead of the competition and thinking outside of the box, it actually…Productivity3 min readProductivity3 min read
Published inMarius Andra’s blog·Feb 8, 2012First postFor a while I was thinking about starting a blog. Now, finally, it’s done. Welcome! I built this site to write about things that interest me, to share (hopefully brilliant) ideas with the world and to engage in conversation with people who have similar interests as mine. Some of the…2 min read2 min read
