I'm Nicky

Learning

The Difference Between Hard and Easy

Shortly after launching Nice Translator, I became friends with a teenage user from Greece. He emailed me to report a...

Be the Wind: What to Do When Things Aren’t Working Read Post

Effectiveness

You know what I love about programming? There are a lot of problems. Every step of the way, you’re taking...

Awareness

On a few occasions at parties back in my college days, I would ask a new friend, “So, what do...

There are Barriers Keeping You from What You Want: Do You Know What They Are? Read Post

Effectiveness

If you’re anything like me, you have a lot of goals set but it sometimes feels like your actions are...

The Question to Ask When You Don’t Want to Do What You Want to Do Read Post

Effectiveness

Jeezus, I really don’t feel like writing right now! It’s later than I like to write, so I’m worried that...

I Dropped Out of College and My Parents are Still Supporting Me: Are they crazy?! Read Post

Dropping Out

Dropping out of school was a tough decision. It took a lot of discussions with a lot of people to...

Effectiveness

If you want to start getting rid of your things, it’s important to start by understanding the mental struggles making...

How to Get Rid of Things: Understanding The Sentimental Mind Read Post

Effectiveness

Getting rid of things is important, but tough to do for sentimental people like me. What I discovered is that...

Philosophy

I’ve recently been reading the classic tome Philosophy for Dummies. In the chapter on morality, I came upon a sentence...

Learning

I believe that failure is a critical component to ultimate success. So, I was surprised when, after reading Rework and...