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I haven't experienced imposter syndrome, and maybe you haven't either
In the course of my day at work I will often wonder if the next bug is the bug that will finish me. I am acutely aware of and could instantly list for you 15 things about the CodePen codebase that I should probably know more about to do a better job of my role. Sometimes people write in questions about Vue.js, and I feel bad about not being able to answer them straight away because I’ve never really used it. The second conference I gave a talk at I wondered how the hell I was sharing a stage with Chris Coyier.
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Gravity painter
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Expanding card page transition effect
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I was on the Friends Talk Frontend Podcast
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How to code fireworks with ES2015 JavaScript and pixi.js
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From on-site agency work to working on a product from home - one year later
This time last year I was finishing up at my gig at Active Theory. I had truly loved that job and the things I learnt there, but I was ready to give up the digital advertising hustle. Working hard for long days had me neglecting other parts of my life, namely my health and the housework. I ate too much fast food, was skipping the gym, leaving the house in a mess and my cooking (which I used to take joy in) was often quick and uninspiring.
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Some reflection on the fifth anniversary of the first day of the rest of my life
It was five years ago today when an ashen-faced doctor told me that scan had detected a mass in my mum's brain. I had flown into my hometown that morning, hungover after a work Christmas party, with the intention of taking her to the hospital. She had been acting odd for a couple of weeks, forgetting to show up for Skype calls, struggling to find words when she spoke. As my mum sat beside me, a vacant expression on her face, I explained her symptoms to the doctor. He first suggested that she may be depressed. “I don’t think so”, I said, “something seems really wrong”. He finally agreed to a CAT scan just to make sure. We waited for hours for him to come back, while I tried to keep face and engage in light conversation with mum. When he appeared in the doorway, I knew from the look on his face what he was going to say. It was a tumour.
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Positive remote worker habit - flexible Pomodoro technique
Soon, I'll be sharing a post detailing how I've moved from working in an agency environment to remotely working from home, and the habits I've developed to stay productive. Rather than publish a mammoth post with all the details, I'll instead break down the most beneficial habits into their own post first. Today, I'll talk about using the Pomodoro technique.
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Positive remote worker habit - a morning routine
Soon, I'll be sharing a post detailing how I've moved from working in an agency environment to remotely working from home, and the habits I've developed to stay productive. Rather than publish a mammoth post with all the details, I'll instead break down the most beneficial habits into their own post first. Today, I'll talk about my morning routine.
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Positive remote worker habit - bullet journaling
Soon, I'll be sharing a post detailing how I've moved from working in an agency environment to remotely working from home, and the habits I've developed to stay productive. Rather than publish a mammoth post with all the details, I'll instead break down the most beneficial habits into their own post first. Today, I'll talk about bullet journaling.
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Career FOMO
This year I’ve been trying to work on my self-awareness and be less reactionary towards feeling of career FOMO. The arrival of CSSDevConf really brought home how much progress I’ve made so I thought I’d share some of the strategies I’ve used.
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My process for building generative pens
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I was on SitePoint's the Versioning Show podcast
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Chaos from Order