Writing, like all skills, requires constant practice to be good at it. Sometimes you get writer’s block, which is a pain to be in, but books like The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron have tips and tricks to help you navigate and keep on writing.

In The Artist’s Way, the concept of morning pages is that you actively jot down your thoughts as they come, every morning, on three pages without judgment. The gist is to keep you writing and eliminate the pressure to be perfect.

In a way, I believe both the Artist’s Way book and Atomic Habits are similar yet different in their own right from the audience's point of view, as both creative and non-creative. They both share one key thing: continuous movement forward. Atomic habits encourages you to start small and increase the level of difficulty, while the artist’s way enables you to create something every morning consistently. The baseline I got from both books is to keep moving, or, instead, what we now refer to as keep showing up, regardless, which is easier said than done.

Show up when you are tired, show up when you do not feel like it, show up when nothing works, show up. Now, this is not to say do the same things that don’t get you results, because that is madness, but keep on trying for what you want, and that’s the hardest part. Hanging the cape is easier than wearing it.

I hope, my dearest reader, that you consistently show up for yourself and for the things you hold dear.

Being an architect isn’t the sum of skills. It’s the product. This article argues that you cannot compensate for the lack of communication with more technical knowledge, nor can you compensate for the lack of technical knowledge with communication. You need both to be successful.

Maybe It’s Not the User Who is Stupid

How AI fixed my procrastination. This article offers a different perspective on AI, suggesting that it accelerates the creative process by generating psychological value, keeping developers in a flow state and making it easier to stay motivated and complete projects that might otherwise remain untouched for years.

Understanding MCP Authorization: How to move from local to production infrastructure by establishing clear boundaries to prevent over-permission of agents without risking sensitive data exposure.

How to Know If Your Software Is Overcomplicated or Oversimplified?

The Return of Consequence: We live in a digital age where we now need to be careful not to lose the human aspects of some of the processes we have.

Tech predictions for 2026 and beyond: this article shares insights on how breakthroughs are no longer isolated but now physics and AI are being used to augment human capabilities and solve the issues that progress humanity.

A Software Architect’s Guide to API-First Strategy

Here’s why concerns about an AI bubble are bigger than ever!

Don’t Let Vibe Code Become Legacy Code

The word of the day is chastise. To chastise means to reprimand

severely.

Example in a sentence:
He chastised his colleagues for taking long breaks.

I am making my grand departure into the unknown.

Until the next fortnight, my treasured reader, go forth, and may the odds be ever in your favour! 👏 🤖 ✊ ☠️ 🏹 🪖

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