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Nov 26, 2024

I Removed VS Code, and My Productivity Improved Tremendously

A Journey from Clunky to Efficient: How The New IDE Transformed My Workflow

I Removed VS Code, and My Productivity Improved Tremendously

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Nov 11, 2024

From Linux Power to Mac Freedom: My Ultimate Developer Setup

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From Linux Power to Mac Freedom: My Ultimate Developer Setup

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1d ago

I Built the Exact Invoicing Tool I Needed as a Vietnamese Freelancer Working With Foreign Clients.

“Build what you need” is the most repeated startup advice there is. Here are 7 lessons on why knowing a problem from the inside and getting…

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3d ago

My AI Agents Work While I Sleep. So Why Can’t I Rest?

I built the machinery that runs my business without me. Nobody warned me it would quietly delete my permission to stop.

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5d ago

I Hired Him Anyway. Here’s What the Data Says a Bad Hire Actually Costs a Small Team in 2026.

A new survey of 923 small business owners found 21 percent saw the red flag before they hired anyway. The receipt for that decision looks…

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Nov 6

I Caught My Own Writing Starting to Sound Like AI. I Hadn’t Used AI to Write a Word of It.

The habit that actually erodes a writer’s voice isn’t the one everyone polices, and the seven-part fix cost me nothing but attention.

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Nov 6

Six Weeks of Barely Sleeping While Running Two Teams Ended With Me Considering a Hospital Trip at 3…

Burnout culture prepares you to hear something is wrong. Nobody prepares you for a clean result, or for what it means when the schedule is…

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Nov 4

PDF Expert Alternatives for Cross-Platform

Compare easy-to-use PDF Expert alternative options with powerful tools for different platforms, all tested in real-world scenarios.

PDF Expert Alternatives for Cross-Platform

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Nov 3

My Cofounder Wanted to Cut One Corner. Holding the Line Cost Me the Company.

The data says I probably made the wrong call. I still don’t know if I’d take it back.

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Nov 2

Nearly Half of All Freelance Projects Expand Past Their Original Scope.

The data says this isn’t a personality problem. It’s a structural one, and structural problems need a structural fix, not another pep talk…

A contract sits next to a much larger stack of extra client requests on a freelancer’s desk

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Long reads here, unfiltered thoughts on X → @chris_ngg. Ex-CTO writing about tech, money & building solo. Biz: chrisngg.work@gmail.com

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