Tech & Travel Notes

Barcelona's greatest spots aren't on the postcards. From a hilltop Civil War bunker to a 19th-century market untouched by tourism, here are the neighborhoods and places that make the city feel like a

Most people treat reading like a moral test they keep failing. The fix isn't more discipline — it's better system design, starting with just ten pages a day.

You don't need to memorize every Linux command — just the ones that solve real problems. From navigating the filesystem to hunting down errors with grep, these are the terminal commands you'll reach f

Seoul doesn't have to drain your wallet — I spent five days eating street food, crashing in a Hongdae guesthouse, and exploring ancient palaces for under $400 all in. Here's where I stayed, what I ate

If you've ever felt inadequate watching someone's 5 AM morning routine on social media, good news — the actual neuroscience is simpler, gentler, and doesn't require a single ice bath.

Every REST API design mistake I've seen — from verb-laden URLs to 200 OK error responses — comes back to ignoring the fundamentals. Here's how to get the resource model, status codes, pagination, and

I spent three months hopping through Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, and Laos for under $28 a day — private rooms, incredible street food, and a few tricks that make $30 feel like $60. Here's exactly whe

Most of us spend our workdays busy but unproductive, bouncing between emails and meetings. Here's how to carve out space for the kind of focused work that actually moves the needle.

TypeScript has quietly become the default for serious JavaScript work — and for good reason. Here's what the switch actually looks like day to day, from someone who held out longer than they should ha

A practical three-day Kyoto itinerary that skips the checklist mentality — here's where to go, when to show up, and how to actually enjoy Japan's ancient capital before the tour buses arrive.