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.
Richard Lemon
Richard Lemon is a Creative Web Experience Developer at Ideebv, Maastricht. He writes about frontend craft, AI workflows, and tools that make work feel less like work. Youth baseball coach, chronic self-optimizer, builder in public.
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.
3 Months Of AI-Generated Blog Posts: What The Data Actually Says
I ran a three‑month experiment using AI to publish blog posts on autopilot. This is the actual traffic, workflow, screwups, and what I’d change next.
Coaching U12 Baseball In The Netherlands Taught Me More About Feedback Than Any Tech Job
Coaching U12 baseball in the Netherlands punched holes in how I thought about feedback and improvement. The same patterns show up in engineering teams, just with fewer grass stains.
My Exact Apple Health Stack After Dropping Whoop (AutoSleep + Bevel + Apple Watch)
I cancelled my Whoop subscription and rebuilt the recovery stack with Apple Watch, AutoSleep, and Bevel. Here is the exact setup, the metrics I track, and what I actually lost.
Automating a 4,000‑Account Twitter Purge Without Getting Banned
How I used SureThing, soft automation, and Twitter’s rate limits to unfollow 4,000 dead accounts at 250 per day without getting banned. Less noise, more signal.
Giving Todoist A 6‑Month Trial: Why NotePlan Didn’t Stick For Me
I spent a year trying to turn NotePlan into my all-in-one productivity cockpit. It never really clicked. Here is why I am giving Todoist a 6‑month intensive trial instead.
My 2026 Biohacking Stack: What I Actually Use vs What I Finally Dropped
A practical breakdown of my 2026 biohacking stack: the habits, supplements, and tools I still use every week—and the flashy biohacks I’ve dropped after real‑world testing.
How I Built a CSS Animation System With Cursor (Without Stack Overflow)
I used Cursor to build a reusable CSS animation system, relying on prompts instead of Stack Overflow threads. This is the exact prompt chain, what worked, and what I had to fix.
Why I Stopped Using Component Libraries And Went Back To Vanilla CSS
I stopped using component libraries and went back to vanilla CSS. Not because of vibes or aesthetics, but because the performance numbers made me feel stupid.
How I Use Cursor + Claude for CSS: A Practical Workflow from a Real Project
A step-by-step look at how I use Cursor and Claude together to design, refactor, and debug CSS in a real project—without sacrificing code quality or control.
Behind the Scenes: Building a Tennis Player Stats API for the Demi Schuurs WTA Project
Go behind the scenes of the Demi Schuurs WTA project and discover how a dedicated tennis player stats API was designed, built, and optimised for doubles-focused performance and reliability.