All Notes

• 2021 - Wins, challenges and things I learnt last year. #mothering#wellbeing#miscellany
• GitHub copolit, hedonic adaptation and developer tools - Some developer tools that reset my expectations to a new level. #work#development#productivity
• Weaning, mental health and productivity - No self improvement book is gonna help me with this. #wellbeing#productivity
• How to write a high-engagement tweet - Hint: make people mad #miscellany
• 10,000 gatsby develops later - I love gatsby, I hate gatsby. #development
• My blog is dead. Long live my digital garden - The same content, a different perspective on publishing. #development
• Making my daily notes in the public workspace - I've made my private daily notes public in an effort to increase communication with the team. #work#productivity
• Loving right now: Optimize.me - This free website has some great self development content. #books#productivity
• Code-first to product-first - My thoughts on Zach Lloyd's description on "two kinds of programmers". #development
• My parenting/mothering podcast recommendations - A list of all the parenting podcasts that I have found useful at some point in my parenting journey. #podcasts#mothering
• What happens when you listen to yourself? - A list of all the parenting My inner-voice is like an inneffective middle manager giving a negative performance review. #wellbeing
• Touch the keys - On Kourosh Dini's idea of "being with" the work every day. #productivity
• Loving right now: the Tutorials and CodePens of George Francis - This generative code artist's blog is seriously good. #development
• Full-stack? T-Shaped? Comb-Shaped? Developer or Engineer? - What am I even. #work#development
• How I keep up with the latest Front-End Development news, without scrolling my life away - Some of the email newsletters I've found useful for keeping up with Front End news. #development
• Screen time - The inability to self-regulate my screen usage has been a thread of my entire life. #wellbeing#productivity
• Loving right now: This Figma template for creating Database ERDs - This Figma template came through for me today #development
• We confuse visibility with competency - A strong social media presence doesn't necessarily mean a person is any good at their job. #work#development#productivity
• I'm 35 - reflections, plans and wishes - Looking back and looking forward 5 years on this half-decade birthday. #wellbeing
• Learning how you best learn: some questions to ask yourself - I suggest some prompts to get you thinking about how you best learn new technology and skills. #development#productivity
• I completely ignored the front end development scene for 6 months. It was fine - I've learnt I don't need to keep up with the hectic pace of Front End development news. #development#work
• How I'm going to try and stop my "revenge bedtime procrastination" - I need to stop staying up at night for no good reason. #productivity#wellbeing
• Ugg Boots - I had forgotten how much I love these shoes. #miscellany
• I listened to: Parenting Mojo - Most of what you know about attachment is probably wrong - Jen Lumanlan breaks down the context around and limitations of the studies that crafted the ideas behind attachment parenting theory. #podcasts#mothering
• Avoiding "when, then" thinking versus respecting your season - Two themes of mothering advice that are useful yet seem in conflict with eachother. #mothering#productivity#wellbeing
• Why write? - Why do I want to dedicate my precious time to writing? #wellbeing
• The must-have utility apps I use every day on my Macbook Pro - A list of my must-have and nice-to-have apps and services. #productivity#work
• Strategies for dealing with a catnapping baby (that don’t involve sleep training): Define your priorities - Defining your priorities will help reduce stress around having limited agency due to a baby that doesn't nap. #mothering#productivity
• Another lesson - A timely reminder from my youngest child. #mothering
• Loving right now: Obsidian.md - My new favourite note-taking app #productivity
• Matching pantry containers - I want matching pantry containers, even though I shouldn't. #wellbeing
• Thoughts on the Slight Edge by Jeff Olson - The main takeaway from this book is helpful, but there are other authors who do a better job at writing about it. #books#productivity
• How to open a specific Notion page on your iPhone - Notion's performance isn't great. This trick can help speed things up. #productivity
• The 5-minute timer hack I use to get almost anything done - Transitions are hard for me, this is what I do to make myself move. #productivity
• Baby products that actually helped me - My picks from the crazy world of baby products. #mothering
• Loving right now: this VSCode font + theme combo - I recently changed my VSCode font and theme setup. #development
• The reason caring for babies and toddlers can be so maddening - If one more person tells me I need to time block, I'm gonna scream. #productivity#mothering
• That family holiday is worth the work - Despite the effort and money required to make it happen, I never regret taking a trip away with the family. #mothering#wellbeing
• The Tech setup for this blog - Ghost + Gatsby - The best way to procrastinate on writing for your new blog is to deliberate over choosing the tech stack for your new blog. #development
• Simple is hard - The most effective things I can do for my own health and happiness are simple but not easy. #wellbeing#mothering
• To be whole is the goal - I'm sharing about all of the things that interest me rather than trying to fit one niche. #wellbeing
• Strategies for dealing with a catnapping baby (that don’t involve sleep training): Mindset and resetting expectations - My tips for adjusting to a baby who does not sleep. #mothering#wellbeing#productivity
• Mantras for when the baby won’t nap alone - My productivity doesn’t determine my worth. #mothering#wellbeing
• How I implement Atomic Habits - My takeaways from Atomic Habits by James Clear. #productivity#books
• TIL: Resulting - Resulting and how we view our technology choices. #development#work#productivity
• Don't ask me, I'm a guesser - Understanding Ask Culture vs. Guess culture helped me feel less annoyed at people asking me for things. #development
• 5 years at CodePen: a reflection - I have been working for CodePen for 5 years. #work#development
• Thoughts on Show Your Work! by Austin Kleon - This short, to the point book made quite an impact on me. #books
• 1 year ago, I gave up Twitter - It was the best decision I could have made. #wellbeing#productivity
• 2020 - Shadow and Light - My yearly review. #wellbeing#work#mothering
• Lessons I learnt with my first baby that I'm bringing to my second - Things feel different this time around. #mothering#productivity
• I haven't experienced imposter syndrome, and maybe you haven't either - Doubting yourself occasionally is part of being a web developer. #work#development