Tag: #purpose
Writing on GPUs, LLMs, MLOps, Kubernetes — and mindset · 7 posts
When Your Purpose Is Unclear — Clarity Is Not a Precondition for Starting
Why does the strategy of waiting until purpose becomes clear fail, in a state of not knowing what you are living for? The view that purpose is discovered downstream of accumulation rather than upstream of planning, the l
2026-08-16 · 12 min read #mindset#purpose#career#self-improvement#2026-08Working With Purpose — How the Why Changes the How
How purpose creates motivation and persistence, how to find and assign meaning in work, the alignment of values and norms, the wish to be remembered as a good person, and how to guard against purpose obsession, all woven
2026-06-19 · 23 min read #culture#purpose#meaning#motivation#self-managementTake Motivation Seriously — Be the Person Who Designs Motivation
Motivation is not something you are born with; it is something you can design. This essay lays out the three pillars of intrinsic motivation (autonomy, mastery, purpose), the limits of extrinsic reward, how to find and a
2026-06-16 · 23 min read #mindset#motivation#leadership#management#burnoutMoved to culture/motivation-why-it-matters (en)
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2026-06-16 · 1 min read #mindset#motivation#leadership#purposeSwim Against the Current: The Salmon, Resilience, and the Developer Who Keeps Going
The Pacific salmon swims 3,200km upstream to its birthplace without eating a single meal. What can this extraordinary creature teach developers about resilience, purpose, and the hidden value of adversity?
2026-03-18 · 8 min read #salmon#resilience#adversity#purpose#natureThree Thousand Kilometers: What the Monarch Butterfly Teaches Developers About Legacy
No single monarch butterfly completes the round trip from Canada to Mexico. The migration takes four generations — yet each generation carries knowledge it has never personally experienced. Developers carry the same kind
2026-03-18 · 15 min read #monarch-butterfly#migration#collective-knowledge#purpose#natureIkigai: Finding Purpose and Meaning at Work
Discover your Ikigai—your reason for being. Learn the Japanese philosophy where passion, skill, world need, and compensation intersect to create a meaningful career and a longer, more fulfilling life.
2026-03-17 · 6 min read #ikigai#purpose#career#meaning#2026-03