This was a difficult video to decide on. I gave myself a lot of thought, but I decided to try something new. Appreciations to everyone that has supported my journey. May the future be bright.

In this final scheduled episode, I explain why this episode was a week late, why I'm ending this schedule, and where I'm heading for the future.

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Slava Ukraini!

This is a special episode, in Solidarity with the people of Ukraine experiencing the horrific war crimes from the Russian army. I discuss my experience leading up to the invasion, my thoughts and notices, and how I've been affected. I also debrief progress on my personal project: Villager Defense.

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why is java so difficult?

In this episode, I discuss why we need to love ourselves, then describe the pains of implementing Maven into my java project to handle dependencies.

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Developing projects is hard

In this episode, I discuss the minor change in my podcast formats going forward as I make them into bi-weekly developer updates. I then give a brief overview of my currently active projects, as well as some ideas for what to expect going forward.

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A little bit of existentialism for ya

In this episode, I discuss the healthiest way to consume evidence, remind everyone not to take the future for granted, and then discuss progress on personal projects.

Article on the "Replication Crisis"

Video on taking challenges of humanity seriously

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Welcome to 2022 everyone! Bit of a mess of an episode, but I should have my life put together by the next episode. Fingers crossed 🤞

In this very short and odd episode, I explain the situation I'm currently in and why this episode is so odd, the reflect on the meaning of "the new year."

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A short episode here in preparation for my move from my co-op rotation back home.

In this episode, I highlight the importance of words and vocabulary in our ability to process and influence the world around us, as well as why we should use temporary labels more often. I then reflect on the progress I made since the last episode and discuss my future plans.

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Link to article on attention: https://medium.com/better-humans/how-to-increase-your-attention-span-b29b2ffa51cf

Link to article on the goldfish attention span fallacy: https://policyviz.com/2016/01/29/the-attention-span-statistic-fallacy/

In this episode, I discuss the modern obsession with attention span and how you can improve it. I also share a revelation I made about categorizing work and the importance of recognizing leisure work, along with how that can improve productivity and sustainability. Of course, at the end, I discuss the progress I plan to make until the next episode.

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Link to article: https://www.thenewatlantis.com/publications/the-analog-city-and-the-digital-city

In this episode, I discuss the concept of the Analog and Digital cities, debrief on my accomplishments since last episode, and discuss my plans up until the next episode.

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Learned a lot from crunching through the list of articles I saved for later.

In this episode, we take a deep dive into a mental poison known as cynicism, why it's harmful, and what healthier alternatives are out there. I also throw in some lessons I learned about self-improvement and how to handle the conflicting advice out there. And of course, reflections on my past two weeks and calling some shots on the next two.

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