Motivation Leaving My Podcast Addiction Behind A few months ago, my most frequently used app on my smartphone was Pocket Casts [https://www.pocketcasts.com/], a podcast player. It was one of those apps that I
Motivation Behind The Curtain No one sees what's behind the curtain. People only see what's in front of them. And to be honest, most of the time that's
Don't Wait To Start Your Goals On January 1st There are only two weeks left before a new year comes rolling around. If you're like most, you already have a few goals you want to tackle next
Be happier and more productive in less than 15 minutes with gratitude If I told you that spending less than 15 minutes a day on a straightforward activity could potentially give you positive benefits such as sleeping better, exercising more, having a
3 Books That Will Transform Your Habits And Guide You To Success I try to read a new non-fiction book every couple of weeks. To be honest, it can be a bit of a chore sometimes since a lot of non-fiction books
The Simplest Path To Reaching Your Goals I'm sure you have a few goals in your mind that you want to achieve, yet can't seem to gain any forward traction or end up
There's no shame in doing what you know best I recently ran across this tweet on my timeline: > Stop. Making. Websites. Like. This. pic.twitter.com/m14Opi1SbW [https://t.co/m14Opi1SbW] — Jenny Johannesson (@chopse) November 15, 2017 [https:
writing How I keep improving by writing everything down Earlier this year, I began to include swimming as part of my normal workout routine. The gym I go to has a swimming pool that I'm free to
Are you a distributed or a remote company? I've been working remotely as a full-time employee for over a year now. For the majority of my almost 13-year career, my workplaces have been strictly local, with
Being part of Puerto Rico's current exodus Last month, CNN published an article regarding a sizable increase in Puerto Ricans migrating towards the United States. This was in response to the island's Institute of Statistics
make Do what you must, do all you can I've recently been going to a few tech-related meetups, which is something I've been trying to do more often since I moved to Japan. It'
Being half a day ahead while working in Japan I've been living in Osaka, Japan, for a few months now. Moving to a foreign country is a huge step, but it's been a smooth transition,
My One and Only Goal for 2016 In the beginning of last year, I decided to publicly state my goals for 2015. I thought it would be a fun thing to do and would give me a
Sayonara, San Francisco I'm sitting in San Francisco International Airport, waiting for my flight to begin boarding soon. I have a one-way ticket to Osaka, Japan, which means I won'
Dealing with Craigslist and eBay I'm in the middle of preparing for a long-distance move (Berkeley, California to Osaka, Japan). Part of that preparation is deciding what I will be taking with me.
writing Remembering things with pen and paper Technology is really great. From being able to carry a computer-like phone in your pocket to being able to make a real-time video call with someone on the opposite side
Programming Don't Forget About Your Small Wins A few weeks ago, I decided to spend my spare time after work tinkering on a side project. I tossed around a few ideas in my head and decided on
What I disliked about freelancing As I return back to the world of full-time employment after leaving freelancing, I've been able to spend some time reflecting a bit on those months that I
Leaving Freelancing In October 2014, I made a decision to leave the job I was working at and get into freelancing full time. Before leaving, I tried my hand at interviewing at
Don't put all your eggs in one basket One of the great things about being a freelancer is the ability to control where your income is generated. You aren't tied down to a single entity where
Trust me until I give you a reason not to I was recently contacted by a potential client to help them finish a website that's in a near-completed state. The initial conversation went well. I let them know
Japan's Internet seems to need some change I recently returned from a trip to Osaka, Japan. This was my fourth trip to the country, and I truly love spending time there. This time around, I realized that
Why are there so few Top Rated oDesk freelancers? Last month, oDesk announced the Top Rated Freelancer Program [https://www.odesk.com/blog/2015/03/introducing-top-rated-freelancer-program/]. According to oDesk, the intention of this program is to recognize the top
Tech hiring is (mostly) broken Thank you so much for the offer. I really enjoy working with you and I'm really happy you think so highly of my work. However, at this time,
How to start testing when there's little or no testing Most of the current projects I'm working on currently are web applications that are already built, in varying degrees of size and scope. Some of them are simple
