I think it’s fair to say that we all want to accomplish more in our lives, but oftentimes it’s not easy nor obvious how exactly to go about it. Too frequently we find excuses to procrastinate and not get our work done. When you find yourself trying to decide between being productive and doing what you really want to do, well — you get stuck. The good news is, I’ve come up with five easy-to-implement tips that can help improve your ability to finish important tasks!

Tip #1: Limit Distractions

For most of us, it’s easier to get distracted than it is to stay…

Over the past 2 years, I have been attempting to teach myself to code. I have faced many hurdles, however, a lack of drive has been the largest roadblock in my journey. Actually learning the content isn’t the hard part, it’s having the motivation to continue. Now, this isn’t to say that it’s easy to learn code, because it’s not, it just takes serious dedication. Having the drive to learn is going to make the process much easier. For every trip-up you encounter, it’ll be easier to get back up when you truly want to succeed.

These tips are greatly…

For the past 2 years, I have been an avid Mac user, using my laptop for almost everything. Despite having a pretty decked out custom PC build (sporting an i7 9700k & an RTX 2070 Super), I rarely use it aside from the occasional gaming session (to be fair, though, my current workflow doesn't consist of anything very taxing). Now that’s not to say there’s anything wrong with the computer or Windows; There’s just something about the Mac that draws me back, every. single. time. Maybe it’s the clean, intuitive design of macOS. Maybe it’s the seamless connection between my…

I’ve been “learning” to code for over 2 years now. Why do I put learning in quotes? One simple answer: Because I haven’t actually learned much. I was stuck in tutorial hell up until just a few months ago. I’ve taken dozens of different courses on Udemy and watched tons of videos on YouTube, but can’t recall more than 10% of that information. I rushed through the content, wanting to go on to the next flashy technology without ever taking a second to practice what I had learned.

WTF is “Tutorial Hell”?

Tutorial Hell is a phase that (almost) all developers go through at…

Ever since I was a kid, I knew I wanted to be a programmer. Something about it was always exciting. Programming is like a mind puzzle in which you need to find out how to utilize a computer in order to express your creativity. When I first started, I was very lost and had no idea where to begin. I eventually went with Java, mostly because it was the only language that I had ever really heard of (Thanks, Minecraft). I had no idea what Java was used for. Starting with Codecademy, I learned very basic console syntax. I found…