Why I Track HRV Every Morning (And How It Actually Changes My Day)
I check HRV every morning, but I do not treat it like a gadget stat. I treat it like a traffic light that decides how hard I train, how I work, and how I recover.
My writings
Dispatches from a life spent online.
The Real Cost Of Self‑Hosting Ghost On DigitalOcean In 2026
I ran the actual 2026 numbers for self‑hosting Ghost on DigitalOcean versus paying for Ghost Pro. This is what it really costs in dollars and in time.
My Full Make.com Blueprint For Automating a Sheets → OpenAI → Ghost Content Pipeline
I wired my entire content pipeline into Make.com so a single row in Google Sheets turns into a published Ghost post. Here is the exact scenario, module by module.
15 Minutes A Day: The Compounding ROI Of Relearning Touch Typing At 57
At 57, I relearned touch typing with 15 minutes a day on TypingClub. The speed bump was nice, but the real ROI came from treating my keyboard as a serious interface problem.
Why I Still Rely On Tower For Git In The Era Of AI Coding
AI tools can write the CSS and scaffold components, but they do not own my Git history. I still rely on Tower because visual Git control is non-negotiable.
Why Dropping Out Of Art Academy Made Me A Better Front-End Developer
I dropped out of Art Academy and accidentally became a better front-end developer. Learning to see like a designer did more for my HTML and CSS than any JavaScript framework tutorial.
How I Use AI Agents As The Operating System Of My Digital Life
I stopped treating AI like a magic intern and started treating it like an operating system. This is how Littlebird and SureThing now run most of my digital life.
Why I Dropped MyFitnessPal And Switched To Eet Meter For Serious Calorie Tracking
I stopped using global calorie tracking apps and moved to the Dutch Eet Meter during a GLI trajectory. This is what actually worked with a real dietitian and real Dutch food.
20-Minute Kettlebell Complexes For Developers Who Sit All Day
How I use 20-minute kettlebell complexes and Seconds Pro to get 3–4 real training sessions a week without wrecking my back or my motivation. Built for developers who sit all day.
Sleep Architecture For Developers: The One Metric I Track Obsessively
I stopped trying to “sleep perfectly” and started tracking a single metric that actually predicts my coding output. This is how I use sleep architecture as a builder, without turning my life into a lab experiment.
My No-BS Morning Routine After 6 Months Of Experiments
I stress-tested a bunch of morning routines for 6 months while shipping client work, coaching baseball, and trying to stay sane. This is what actually stuck.
Why I Built A Side Project Nobody Asked For (And Shipped It Anyway)
I built a side project absolutely nobody asked for and shipped it anyway. This is how building in public and shipping for myself changed how I work.