Welcome to Part 1 of my personal weight loss diary.
For the first time in over 3 years, I'll be embarking on a structured weight loss program and I'm taking you all along
Engineers have a tendency to identify opportunities for optimization everywhere. It's only natural, because the whole point of engineering is to develop robust, efficient systems.
When I was a software engineer, I couldn't
Bronnie Ware, a hospice nurse, observed that many of her patients had similar regrets in their final days. Unsurprisingly, one of the most common regrets was:
I wish I'd had the courage to
If you follow me on social media, you may have seen some strange videos of me throwing a loaded barbell overhead. "What are you doing?" you might ask.
"Oh, just weightlifting", I would
We all have confidence in some areas of our lives, but lack confidence in others. Since I was a nerd and an outcast during my formative years, confidence in my knowledge and my work ethic came easily. But confidence in my image and my ability to connect with others took a lot of work to develop.