/ Recent content on Curiosettee Hugo -- gohugo.io en-us Fri, 24 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 /blog/the-developers-guide-to-deep-work/ Fri, 24 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 /blog/the-developers-guide-to-deep-work/ Every developer I’ve spoken with identifies the same problem: the actual work — the hard thinking, the architecture decisions, the creative problem-solving — keeps getting squeezed out by the constant noise of meetings, messages, and notifications. Deep work is the skill of focusing on cognitively demanding tasks without interruption. It’s become increasingly rare and increasingly valuable. Here’s how to get better at it. Why Developers Are Particularly Vulnerable The modern software development environment is designed to fragment attention: /blog/soft-hustle/ Fri, 10 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 /blog/soft-hustle/ Being a type A for most of my life, I find it masked and easy in my early twenties and teens. Metabolism was high, I own my time before having children, and I did not have the same responsibilities beyond study and what is expected of younger people. Switching to a softer hustle in my forties is a completely alien concept, but one welcomed greatly by my nervous system. I have been frying my nervous system for years in the altar of productivity.