diff --git a/_posts/2018-04-21-git-and-github.md b/_posts/2018-04-21-git-and-github.md index 52a01bb..8ba6af8 100644 --- a/_posts/2018-04-21-git-and-github.md +++ b/_posts/2018-04-21-git-and-github.md @@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ permalink: "/git-and-github" description: "I strongly believe that every developer should know Git and Github. Here's why." keywords: "" image: "git-github" -image-attrib: "Photo stock by Tim Gouw from Pexel." +image-attrib: "Tim Gouw" +image-attrib-url: "https://www.pexels.com/@punttim" --- If you ask me for something that would greatly jumpstart your growth as a developer, I would place my bet on learning Git and exploring projects on [Github](https://github.com/explore). diff --git a/_posts/2018-06-13-ubuntu-quick-dev-setup.md b/_posts/2018-06-13-ubuntu-quick-dev-setup.md index 913a66d..4746591 100644 --- a/_posts/2018-06-13-ubuntu-quick-dev-setup.md +++ b/_posts/2018-06-13-ubuntu-quick-dev-setup.md @@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ permalink: "/ubuntu-dev-setup" description: "In this post I go through how I quickly setup an Ubuntu machine for development" keywords: "" image: "ubuntu-dev-setup" -image-attrib: "" --- Whenever I get a new Ubuntu machine I intend to use for development, I go through so many articles around the Web just so I can install everything I need. This is because I work on several projects using different technologies. diff --git a/_posts/2018-09-20-feels-fm.md b/_posts/2018-09-20-feels-fm.md index 9e234ec..ba0b21c 100644 --- a/_posts/2018-09-20-feels-fm.md +++ b/_posts/2018-09-20-feels-fm.md @@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ permalink: "/feels-fm" description: "There's nothing worse for your productivity than an anxiety or depression attack. What do you do when you don't want to do anything or talk to anyone?" keywords: "" image: "feels-fm" -image-attrib: "" --- There's nothing worse for your productivity than an anxiety or depression attack. What if, just for the mean time, you don't have to talk to anyone to get your mood up? diff --git a/_posts/2019-10-04-google-firebase-overview.md b/_posts/2019-10-04-google-firebase-overview.md index b321c63..f1c1da2 100644 --- a/_posts/2019-10-04-google-firebase-overview.md +++ b/_posts/2019-10-04-google-firebase-overview.md @@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ permalink: "/google-firebase-overview" description: "Let's discuss what Google Firebase has to offer for app development in 2019." keywords: "" image: "drake_firebase" -image-attrib: "https://firebase.google.com" --- Recently, I've been looking into some of the latest ways we can quickly spin up a backend system for an app prototype. diff --git a/_posts/2019-10-14-forcing-javascript-dom-types.md b/_posts/2019-10-14-forcing-javascript-dom-types.md index 546cde8..888f073 100644 --- a/_posts/2019-10-14-forcing-javascript-dom-types.md +++ b/_posts/2019-10-14-forcing-javascript-dom-types.md @@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ permalink: "/forcing-js-dom-types" description: "To take advantage of code completion for Javascript, here's a smart way to force JS DOM variables to use a specific DOM API interface" keywords: "" image: "javascript" -image-attrib: "JavaScript using HTMLTableElement instead of HTMLElement, or other specific DOM APIs" --- To take advantage of JavaScript *intellisense* and code completion when using a certain *awesome* text editor *\*ehem\** [VS Code](https://code.visualstudio.com/) *\*ehem\**, you need to be able to declare the correct interfaces for variables containing DOM elements. diff --git a/_posts/2020-02-26-start-writing.md b/_posts/2020-02-26-start-writing.md index 76f5ebf..e522584 100644 --- a/_posts/2020-02-26-start-writing.md +++ b/_posts/2020-02-26-start-writing.md @@ -1,10 +1,9 @@ --- -title: "Daily Blog: Start" +title: "Start" permalink: "/start-writing" description: "I'm going to start writing regularly. At first, I plan to do them quick and short just to establish the routine." keywords: "daily" image: "random-1" -image-attrib: "Random picture of me in the Queen Victoria Building." --- Hey reader! I'm going to start writing regularly. At first, I plan to do them quick and short just to establish the routine. But as I go, I expect to have better quality content that I think you will love. diff --git a/_posts/2020-02-27-routines.md b/_posts/2020-02-27-routines.md index 0fdbd13..9c271b3 100644 --- a/_posts/2020-02-27-routines.md +++ b/_posts/2020-02-27-routines.md @@ -1,10 +1,9 @@ --- -title: "Daily Blog: Routines" +title: "Routines" permalink: "/routines" description: "Let's talk about routines. Today I will be sharing the routines I try to observe, and the benefits I find when I actually do them." keywords: "" image: "batanes-boat" -image-attrib: "A very shaky boat-ride in Batanes, Philippines" --- Today I will be sharing the routines I *try* to observe, and the benefits I find when I actually do them. diff --git a/_posts/2020-02-28-weakness.md b/_posts/2020-02-28-weakness.md index 52761a9..3b0e0a3 100644 --- a/_posts/2020-02-28-weakness.md +++ b/_posts/2020-02-28-weakness.md @@ -1,10 +1,9 @@ --- -title: "Daily Blog: Weakness" +title: "Weakness" permalink: "/weakness" description: "We all have things that hold us back from reaching our goals." keywords: "" image: "tokyo-temple" -image-attrib: "Me, being weird in a temple in Tokyo." --- This morning, I found myself curiously watching an old man sitting by the sidewalk. He looked like he was having difficulty breathing and was coughing so hard. But that's not really what caught my attention. diff --git a/_posts/2020-02-29-influence.md b/_posts/2020-02-29-influence.md index e4199b4..db3643c 100644 --- a/_posts/2020-02-29-influence.md +++ b/_posts/2020-02-29-influence.md @@ -1,10 +1,9 @@ --- -title: "Daily Blog: Influence" +title: "Influence" permalink: "/influence" description: "If it is outside your circle of influence, do not waste time and energy." keywords: "" image: "team-lab" -image-attrib: "Digital light show with Team Lab: Borderless" --- I first learned about the concept of "Circle of Influence" in a book written by Stephen Covey called "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People" diff --git a/_posts/2020-03-01-growth.md b/_posts/2020-03-01-growth.md index df24c5b..01d389b 100644 --- a/_posts/2020-03-01-growth.md +++ b/_posts/2020-03-01-growth.md @@ -1,10 +1,9 @@ --- -title: "Daily Blog: Growth" +title: "Growth" permalink: "/growth" description: "Healthy growth is always bi-directional." keywords: "" image: "trees" -image-attrib: "Some trees in Los Baños, Philippines" --- Have you ever planted a tree? I have not had the opportunity, but that is something I want to do. diff --git a/_posts/2020-04-07-hardships.md b/_posts/2020-04-07-hardships.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..fe6c0cd --- /dev/null +++ b/_posts/2020-04-07-hardships.md @@ -0,0 +1,29 @@ +--- +title: "Hardships" +permalink: "/hardships" +description: "I hope that as we complain about our individual situation this also moves us to think about others." +keywords: "" +image: "egg" +--- + +If the goal for our existence on this earth is to [love](https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+13%3A34-35&version=NASB), then maybe all of our hardships' purpose is for us to learn empathy. + +We have been in lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic for more than two weeks now. + +It has affected people in different ways--from something simple such as being bored to more extreme such as being on the brink of insanity or death due to hunger. + +I know you might have heard this said: "The same boiling water that softens the potato hardens the egg. It's not about the circumstance, but what you are made of." + +This could have worked well in some other set up, but in the situation we have now, this is far from inspiring. + +The lockdown and call for social distancing has shown us a more grave matter: that there has been a huge SOCIAL GAP among our people, and this is killing people. + +Poor people are not made of weaker materials than the rest. + +We can never tell them to "just endure." + +We cannot rely on the overused belief that "we are resilient". + +At the end of the day, one thing is more likely than anything else: whatever you are going through right now, others are also experiencing something similar or much much worse. + +I hope that, whatever the circumstance we are in, this also moves us to think about others. diff --git a/_posts/2020-04-09-reading.md b/_posts/2020-04-09-reading.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..edec050 --- /dev/null +++ b/_posts/2020-04-09-reading.md @@ -0,0 +1,58 @@ +--- +title: "Reading" +permalink: "/reading" +description: "I have been striving to rekindle my love for reading books and it has felt so good." +keywords: "" +image: "reading" +image-attrib: Daria Shevtsova +image-attrib-url: https://www.pexels.com/@daria +--- +There has been a problem arising that everybody seems to see lately, but still no one seems to understand it completely. + +The constant stream of fragmented information on the Internet (i.e., Facebook, Twitter, Netflix, etc.) has seemingly rewired our appetite for all forms of information consumption--and it is tiresome. + +As a result of this, I have been constantly skimming texts quickly without giving myself the chance to ponder much as I used to. + +Also, the quick fix of on-demand television culture with unlimited options has made me lose interest in reading books and deep thinking. + +I have been reacting much and thinking less. + +And an honest self-check had shown me that this has negatively impacted my focus--and, therefore, my reality. + +## The Solution + +These past weeks, I have tried going back to books. + +I've started by [reading about effective reading](https://www.amazon.com/Lit-Christian-Guide-Reading-Books/dp/1433522268), and I think it has brought me back even just for a little. + +I've also intentionally drafted a plan for a balanced reading diet which consists a combination of healthy books. + +I think this has restored my contemplative habits from before the rise of constant reactive thinking toward random bits of unwarranted information on social media. + +But this has been far from easy. + +## It requires sacrifice + +We all have limited time, and the environments we are in are never so favorable. + +Because of this, I had to stop doing some things I "loved". + +For instance, I deactivated my Facebook for a time, and playing computer games had to be at a minimum. + +> “The only people who achieve much are those who want knowledge so badly that they seek it while the conditions are still unfavorable. Favorable conditions never come.” C.S. Lewis + +## Next Goal: Find Others + +Endeavors like this is most beneficial when done with others. + +It makes it easier when one is surrounded with other people who have love for reading books. + +In line with this, I've been thinking about starting a small group dedicated for building each other's love for learning through reading. + +There will be no reading requirements or fixed meeting schedules. + +The only qualification of sorts is that you are currently reading a book. + +If you think this is something that interests you too, or if you simply want more details about it, please reach out to me on Twitter: [@ayoayco](https://twitter.com/ayoayco) or send me an email: [ramon.aycojr+reading@gmail.com](mailto:ramon.aycojr+reading@gmail.com) + +>"the most famous example is The Inklings, a group started in the 1930s by a handful of friends living in Oxford, England (the two most famous being C. S. Lewis and J. R. R. Tolkien). They gathered to read selections from their own works and then to discuss them. The Inklings model is pretty simple: bring what occupies your mind and read it aloud. Stimulating the minds of others and generating conversation makes it possible to learn from one another." 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