Gateway to Great Books

Gateway to Great Books

In this post I'll be listing the works from the "Gateway to Great Books" series that I'll be reading to keep track of my progress.

10 Years of Great Books

10 Years of Great Books

I'm starting a 10 Year Reading Plan proposed by Robert Hutchins and Mortimer Adler in their book "The Great Conversation". You should join me so that we can learn together better.

My First Acquisition

My First Acquisition

After years of failures, I finally bought my first site.

My Notes on the Declaration of Independence

My Notes on the Declaration of Independence

I finally read the Declaration of Independence and here are my thoughts on it.

You are the Problem

You are the Problem

We always blame the other person for being hard to deal with, but it is likely that you are the problem.

On the Golden Balance in Life

On the Golden Balance in Life

It pays to approach your life with the golden balance in mind.

July 2023

July 2023

What I did in July with my side projects.

Get a Newsletter

Get a Newsletter

You really need to get a newsletter it is the best way to keep up with your online friends.

Most Advice is Wrong

Most Advice is Wrong

I think that most advice online is bad. You shouldn't listen to anyone but yourself. Here is why...

Socrates is Kind of a D*ck

Socrates is Kind of a D*ck

In this post, I want to share my opinion on Socrates' style of conversation and argumentation, and why I think he is being a little bit of a dick.

2022 Goals

2022 Goals

In this post, I want to publicly list all my 2022 goals. This will help keep me accountable.

2021 in Review

2021 in Review

This year I'm partly following Anthony Gustin's Annual Review process. In this post, I will share my responses to Steps 2 and 3. I will also share personal statistics that I was able to collect during the year.

2020 in Review

2020 in Review

This is my attempt to review everything that I made happen, and that happened to me in 2020. It is crucial to remind yourself of the things you regularly did. Writing this post was very gratifying.

2021 Goals

2021 Goals

In this post I want to publicly list all my 2021 goals. This will help keep me accountable.

Getting what you want - Nice Man Edition

Getting what you want - Nice Man Edition

As a general rule in life, you should provide more value to society than you consume. This should be, at the very least, your goal.

Sponsorware is picking up

Sponsorware is picking up

Caleb Porzio introduced me to the idea of Sponsorware. I am picking it up. I hope more people will to. In this post I tell you what Sponsorware is and why I think it is the future of open-source.

How to Save Emails to Pocket

How to Save Emails to Pocket

In this post I share how I save email to my 'Pocket' so that I can make notes on them. This is very useful for various email courses or other email with valuable content.

How to Sell Info Products

How to Sell Info Products

These are the notes I took and lessons I learned when listening Adam Wathan's Presentation at Microconf. In his talk, 'Nailing your first launch', he talks about the steps necessary for a successful product launch.

My Pocket Workflow

My Pocket Workflow

I wanted to discuss how I use Pocket and how it integrates into the BASB flow.

Designing your first personal website

Designing your first personal website

When I started developing my personal website I\'ve had some difficulties. In this post I try to share what you should do to avoid those.

Stop telling me to exercise: dealing with a mild short-term depression

Stop telling me to exercise: dealing with a mild short-term depression

In this post, I wanted to share some of my reflections on the depressive state that I went through. I'd like to share some of my thoughts that were running through my head and what helped me get over.

Joplin: open-source note-taking at its best

Joplin: open-source note-taking at its best

I use Joplin to take note. I use it for my personal life and for my projects. This post explains why you should use it too.

Conference Volunteering

Conference Volunteering

This is a reflection on my first volunteering experience at PyData 2019.

2020 Goals

2020 Goals

It is important to set some goals for the future year too. This is my attmept to capture my goals.

2019 in Review

2019 in Review

This is my attempt to review everything that I made happen, and that happened to me in 2019. It is crucial to remind yourself of the things you regularly did. Writing this post was very gratifying.

New Project 'Built with Django'!

New Project 'Built with Django'!

Launching a new hobby project. I am making a curated list of products built with Django.

Just launched my first Web App!

Just launched my first Web App!

Finally launched my first Web App. Kushim is my first Django project which was built from scratch.

PyGotham 2019: Day 2

PyGotham 2019: Day 2

Second Day of my first conference ever. I tried to make good notes during the talks I attended.

PyGotham 2019: Day 1

PyGotham 2019: Day 1

First Day of my first conference. I tried to make good notes during the talks I attended.

Open Source

Open Source

My thoughts on the Open Source community and the culture behind it.

My Own Personal Space

My Own Personal Space

My Own Personal Space. So Cool.

Fear and Blogging

Fear and Blogging

Few thoughts on fears of sharing.

Naruto's Influence on my Life

Naruto's Influence on my Life

A few thoughts about my favorite anime and pieces of artwork in general. Mainly, how it impacted my life.

Why Reading is so Good

Why Reading is so Good

Couple of thought about reading and its benefits.

How to Read Books for Free

How to Read Books for Free

I'm sharing a couple ways to find reading material online