Practical guides on web development and life hacks for IT enthusiasts.
"I was walking home yesterday and realized my headphones were dead. No music, no podcast, just... silence. And for a second, I panicked. I felt naked. Exposed. I immediately started scrolling through my phone just to have something to look at. Why is...
"I‘ll start on Monday. I‘ll begin tomorrow. I‘ll change my life next week. I‘ve said these words more times than I can count. And I‘ve meant them every time. But tomorrow comes — and nothing changes. Why do we keep believing in a future version of ou...
"I have 347 saved posts on Instagram. 89 bookmarked articles. 42 videos in my 'Watch Later' playlist. And I‘ve read maybe 10 of them. The rest are waiting. They‘ve been waiting for months. Some for years. Why do we save things we never return to?" 1...
"I have 4,000 photos on my phone. Half of them are blurry. Some are screenshots of things I don‘t remember. And yet, when I try to delete them, I hesitate. What if I need this later? What if I forget this moment? What if I regret it? So I keep them....
"I was tired. I knew I was tired. My eyes were burning, my brain was foggy, and I had to wake up early. But I kept scrolling. One more post. One more video. One more meme. I couldn‘t stop. And I know I‘m not alone. So why do we do it?" The Infinite...
"I had a headache last week. Instead of resting, I did what most people do: I Googled it. According to the internet, I had a brain tumour, a rare vitamin deficiency, and possibly a parasite. Spoiler: I was just tired. So why do we trust the internet...
"I wanted to be a blogger. I still do, sometimes. The idea is intoxicating: share your thoughts, build an audience, earn money from anywhere, be your own boss. But then I started writing. And I realised: it‘s not as easy as it looks. So why do so man...
"I have 42 books on my shelf. I‘ve read 12 of them. The rest are waiting. They‘ve been waiting for months. Some for years. And I keep buying more. Why? I know I won‘t read them all. But I can‘t stop." 1. We Buy Books for Our Future Selves When I buy...
"I have a friend who always says: 'I‘ll be there in 10 minutes.' He never is. It‘s always 40 minutes. Sometimes an hour. And I used to get annoyed. Until I realised: I do the same thing. We all do. So why?" We Lie to Ourselves First When we say 'I‘l...
"I caught myself watching a 20-minute video of someone cleaning a rug. No talking. No music. Just the sound of a vacuum and a brush. And I couldn‘t look away. Why? I don‘t know this person. I don‘t care about their rug. But I watched the whole thing....
