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Lessons I Learned from "You Can't Screw This Up" by Adam Bornstein

Lessons from "You Can't Screw This Up" by Adam Bornstein, plus a general review of the book.

Combat Sports and Body Positivity: Unexpected Allies

Two unexpected allies: Combat sports (Jiu Jitsu, Muay Thai, and so on) and body positivity. Doesn't matter what you look like. Do you train? Do you help others? Are you respectful? All that matters more.

Coding

How I Made a WordPress Plugin with ChatGPT in 1 Day

How I coded an entire WordPress plugin using ChatGPT — from scratch, with limited coding knowledge.

Life

The Barbie Movie is my New Friend Filter [Spoilers]

A review and analysis of the Barbie movie. If you're threatened by this, we're probably not going to be friends.

Life

A Review of Watches: They're Dumb

A review of watches. Why I got into them, why they're dumb, and how I grew the f*X& out of them.

Tech

Massive Traffic Drop and Recovery After Migrating to a .COM Domain

A case study in SEO impact of migrating a website domain — how I fell off the SERP, and how I recovered. Plus some case studies.

MMA

Two Years of Jiu Jitsu — A Review

Reflection on my first two years of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Boxing / Muay Thai / striking, and combat sports generally.

Career

Breaking Free

Challenges I faced — and that many of us face — in breaking free from the hallucination of a corporate career.

Cars

Driving in Australia is a Scam

A bit of a rant about how by forcing Australians to own cars and drive, the government is offloading onto the public the burden of building better transport.

Business

The False Fantasy of Being your Own Boss

Being your own boss is fine... but there are downsides. Some really big downsides.

Life

Why and How to Optimise Your Life for Discomfort

How to prioritise being uncomfortable to get more things done in life and to build more memories.

Blogging

Analyse Traffic per Page on Blogs / Websites

How to analyse traffic per page on blogs or websites using Google Sheets, and a GA4 plug-in to perform analytics queries.

Satire

Italian is the Best Language. All the Others Can Get Stuffed

Why I think Italian is the best language — a highly subjective (and satirical) piece from the heart.

Life

The Joy of Being a Total F***ing Noob

Why being a pro isn't always the best; it's also fun (maybe more fun) to be a complete f***ing noob.

Career

Delete Your LinkedIn Profile — and Replace It with This

Why delete your LinkedIn profile. It's not great for jobs, and it can be depressing. Plus, what you can replace it with.

Life

Life As a Series of Inflection Points

How thinking about life as a series of inflection points helps me identify next moves.

SEO

How to Write for the Web — 12 Tips for Humans

How to write for the web by writing for humans.

Career

No, Don't Get a Job (If You Don't Want)

Why you shouldn't necessarily default towards the path of getting a job – It's not for everyone.

Life

All the Times I Failed Before I Finally Made It — A Work-in-Progress Story

A work-in-progress life story that involves a string of failures, some bright spots, and ultimately, an evolving definition of success that hasn't yet arrived.