Demetrioz

I've been a developer for a little over six years now and, up to this point, I've worked on some cool projects through my jobs, but have never really created my own product. At the same time, I've been getting more involved with agriculture and started a small urban farm out of my back yard. Last year was my first year growing and selling produce through the local farmer's market. Once the year was over, I realized I didn't really have any actionable information as to what or how much I grew, ...

I've tried a number of different methods to increase my productivity and advance both my personal and professional life; However, the one that's worked most effectively for me is Andy Frisella's Power List. The concept is pretty simple - You'll get to your destination by maintaining discipline and accumulating small wins over a given period of time. Overview With the power list, you have five essential tasks that must be completed every day. If you complete all tasks, you "win the day". Win e...

I've been looking for a good note taking app for a while, to help me keep everything organized and allow me to write in markdown. I started using Obsidian a while back, but found out about Standard Notes from an article today talking about how they were acquired by Proton, which I use for email, file storage and password management. I hadn't heard of them before, but have been really impressed with Proton's offerings and decided to check them out. Needless to say, I found it intriguing and dec...