As a university student, it’s sometimes hard to find time to work on my apps. I have deadlines and exams, and those are never really fun to deal with. So I found a way to keep myself from drifting away from my work.
Everyday, I’m dedicating at least an hour to development. I know that’s not a lot, but that’s why the term “at least” is there. I only get one hour if I have an upcoming exam or project deadline. If my week is mostly free, I dedicate more time to app development that to studying. It’s what I love doing, and this method helps me do it no matter what.
Shawn Blanc has been writing a lot about this topic, and I urge you to check out his work. It’s been eye-opening for me.
A few months back I moved my blog to Octopress, hosted on Github Pages. And while many people enjoy the flexibility of Octopress/Jekyll, I found it to be counterproductive.
One of my new year’s resolutions was to work out at least twice a week. I wrote that down knowing it was going to be the hardest goal to achieve. Whenever I start a workout routine, I’m excited for a week and then I get bored and stop. I wanted this time to be different.
I love music, and I love sharing the music I love. So here are some pretty dance-y tunes I’ve been listening to lately, listed in no specific order.
Typed: A Better Blogging Platform ➔
From the guys over at Realmac:
Typed.com is a blogging service for writers, journalists, artists, storytellers, and for anyone with something to say. It’s the online writing platform that we’ve been wanting to create and use for years.
Based on my experience, everything that Realmac have created has been incredibly well-crafted. They’re my favorite software company, and I have no doubt that I’ll be moving my blog to typed.com once it launches.
Check out the project, and definitely back it if you can.
I downloaded Quotebook when it first came out, then sort of forgot about it. Recently, however, I’ve been using it more and more especially since I started reading again.
I do five main constant things for entertainment: Playing video games, listening to music, listening to podcasts, reading, and watching shows. I love all five, and don’t intend on stopping any of them anytime soon. Here is how I balance my time between them.
Overcast’s 2014 sales numbers – Marco.org ➔
I can work in my nice home office, drink my fussy coffee, take a nap after lunch if I want to, and be present for my family as my kid grows up. That’s my definition of success.
That’s the lifestyle I’m aiming for.
I just launched my video series, Pixelated. It’ll focus on app reviews and discussions, but could really go anywhere. I don’t want to restrict myself to just one topic, and if I feel like discussing something new I definitely will.
Anyway, give it a watch. 😄
As 2015 came along, I made a small list of things that I’d love to achieve this year, and I thought I’d share it: